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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, VAI
Health and Natural Resources AT*IA
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor ID E H N
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., RE., Director
October 8, 1993
Mr. John Thomas
Magnolia Plantation Partnership
P.O. Box 1309
New Bern, N.C. 28560
Dear Mr. Thomas:
DEM Project # 92696, COE Project # 199300602
Craven County
On 8 April 1993, you requested a 401 Water Quality
Certification from the Division of Environmental Management for
your project (dam on Dam Creek) located at Carolina Pines Golf
Course in Craven County. We wrote to you on 7 May 1993
discussing concerns that we have regarding the design of the
project and placing it on hold until those concerns are
addressed. As of today, we have not received a response to our
earlier letter. Unless we receive a written response from you by
29 October 1993, we will consider that you have withdrawn this
application and are not interested in pursuing the project at
this time.
Please call me at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions or
would like to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
Jo n R. Dorney
Wetlands and Technical Review Group
92696.wtd
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Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Central Files
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
July 8, 1993
Colonel Walter S. Tulloch
District Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402
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REFERENCE: ACTID-93-0602 Magnolia Plantation - Construct Dike and Create Impoundment in
Wetlands, Craven Countv, North Carolina
Dear Col. Tulloch:
The State of North Carolina has completed its review for consistency with the North Carolina
Coastal Management Program pursuant to 15 CFR 930, of Corps Public Notice number ACTID 199300602,
regarding the application by Magnolia Planation Partnership for a Section 404 Permit to place fill material
to construct an earthen dike and create a 28 acre impoundment in wetlands adjacent to the Neuse River
in Craven. County, North Carolina.
Based upon the following findings, we disagree with the applicant's determination that the
proposed activity is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal Management Program and request that
the Corps Permit be denied.
1. The project area is forested bottomland hardwood wetlands, comprised of numerous plant
communities varying from the cypress-blackgum type in saturated soils to the willow-maple-ashe
type in areas of intermediate soil saturation. Plant diversity, a variety of ecotones and contiguous
composition of the area provides high quality habitat for a host of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
species, including waterfowl. The creek channel is capable of supporting populations of red-
breast sunfish and pickerel as well as functioning as a forage area for estuarine species during
periods of high water.
The project would preclude use by estuarine species of fish and it is not anticipated that it would
improve other fisheries resource- due to water quality problems associated with shallow
reservoirs. There will be a significant loss or degradation of habitat for those fish and wildlife
species now inhabiting and using the area. There will also be a loss of N etland functions in the
system, including filtering of pollutants, nutrient cycling, and flood waters retention capabilities.
2. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has determined that the proposed project is
inconsistent with the Commission's guidelines for wildlife and fisheries habitat conservation due
to the loss and degradation of habitat for those fish and wildlife species now existing in the area.
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The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries objects to the proposal because it will result in
the inhibited capacity of the system to reproduce biologically. The project could result in reduced
water quality in the creek and surrounding areas due to the loss of wetland runoff filtering. The
project could also impede any fisheries spawning which occurs in the creek. In addition, there
is the potential loss of public use of the public trust waters of the creek and the shoreline. The
project would exclude public access upstream of the dike and create private shoreline.
A 401 Water Quality Certification from the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management is required for the proposed activity. Although a final decision has not been issued,
we understand that the Division of Environmental Management is moving -toward denial of the
401 Certification.
4. The North Carolina Division of Water Resources objects to the project as proposed because it is
not water dependant, there are other practicable alternatives, and because of the potential adverse
impacts on fisheries use of riparian wetlands.
In summary, the proposed activity will result in the irretrievable loss of 28 acres of forested
bottomland hardwood wetlands and the elinunation of valuable wetland functions adjacent to the Neuse
River, resulting in adverse impacts on land and water resources of the coastal zone. Specifically the
proposed activity is inconsistent with 15A NCAC 7H.0206(c), management objective for estuarine waters.
Also, if the 401 Water Quality Certification is denied, the proposal is inconsistent with 15A NCAC
7M.0800.
If at any time in the future a Corps Permit is issued for this project, the following conditions will
need to be satisfied.
Additional information concerning the area of landward disturbance is required by the North
Carolina Division of Land Resources before it can be determined if an erosion control plan is
required for the project. Also, appropriate erosion and sedimentation control devises, measures,
or structures are required for the proposed dike construction to prevent sediment from entering
the adjacent wetlands and water courses. Ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion would have
to be provided within 30 working days of completion of any phase of grading on cut or filled
slopes.
impoundments can provide significant mosquito breeding habitat if not treated and maintained.
The Department of Environmental Health has requested detailed plans for construction of the
project, for project maintenance, and for mosquito control.
The Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer has determined that it is highly probable that
significant or potentially significant archaeological remains exist within the proposed project area.
An archaeological survey is recommended to identify and evaluate any such archaeological
resources. If it is determined that significant archaeological resources exist Nrithin the area and
that they would be adversely affected by the proposed activities, a detailed mitigation plan will
have to be developed and implemented.
A detailed mitigation plan, including monitoring, should be developed and implemented to
compensate for the resources which would be lost from this project.
A copy of this letter will be mailed to the applicant to serve as our formal notice that we have
found the proposed activity inconsistent with the North Carolina Coastal Management program. it will
also serve as notice that this finding may be appealed to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC. The appeal must be filed within 30 days of receipt of this letter and must specifically
address the applicant's belief that either (1) the activity is consistent with the objectives of the Federal
Coastal Zone Management Act, or (2) the activity is necessary in the interest of national security.
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Should either you or the applicant have questions regarding our finding or the appeal procedure,
please contact Mr. Stephen B. Benton or Ms. Caroline J. Bellis, Division of Coastal Management, at
[phone].
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cc: Charles Jones, NC Division of Coastal Management, Morehead City
John Dorney, NC Division of Environmental Management, Raleigh
Linda Mercer, NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Morehead City
Richard Hamilton, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh
Richard Rowe, NC Division of Environmental Health, Raleigh
John Sutherland, NC Division of Water Resources, Raleigh
Patrick McClain, NC Division of Land Resources, Washington
Renee Gledhill-Earley, NC Division of Archives and History, Raleigh
Norman Sanders, US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District
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P.O. Box 1309
New Bern, NC 28560
Mr. Frank Maloney
U.S. Department of Commerce, OCRM
1825 Connecticut Ave, NW
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ACTION ID 199300602 April 8, 1993
PUBLIC NOTICE
MAGNOLIA PLANTATION PARTNERSHIP, POST OFFICE BOX 1309, NEW BERN, NORTH
CAROLINA 28560, has applied for a Department of the Army (DA) permit TO PLACE
APPROXIMATELY 4,000 CUBIC YARDS OF FILL MATERIAL WITHIN 12,600 SQUARE FEET
(0.29 ACRE) OF WETLANDS, UTILIZED TO CONSTRUCT AN EARTHEN DIKE TO CREATE A 28
ACRE (PLUS/MINUS) IMPOUNDMENT IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 25 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND
TO SERVE AS A ROAD CROSSING, WITHIN A WETLAND COMPLEX ADJACENT TO THE NEUSE
RIVER, NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF Carolina Pines, Craven County North Carolina.
The following description of work is taken from data provided by the
pplicant's engineer. Plans submitted with the application show approximately
4,000 cubic yards of fill material will be placed to construct a dike to
create an impoundment of approximately 28 (plus or minus) acres and to serve
as a road crossing. The 12-foot-high dike, approximately 150 feet long and 84
feet wide at the base, having a 20-foot-wide access road constructed within `
the 36-foot-wide crest width, will be constructed with a 2-foot horizontal to
1-foot vertical sideslopes. According to the applicant's engineer,
approximately 25 acres of bottomland hardwood wetlands would be flooded by the
proposed impoundment.
A controlled outlet pipe will be installed approximately 7-feet above. the
base. Additional information may be obtained from the applicant's authorized
agent, John Thomas, Thomas Engineering Consultants, P.A., Post Office Box
1309, New Bern, North Carolina 28560, or at telephone (919)
637-2727.
The applicant has determined that the proposed work is consistent with
the North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Plan and has submitted this
determination to the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management for their
review and concurrence. This proposal shall be reviewed for the applicability
of other actions by North Carolina agencies such as:
a. The issuance of a Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act by the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
b. The issuance of a permit to dredge and/or fill under North Carolina
General Statute 113-229 by the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management.
c. The issuance of a permit under the North Carolina Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA) by the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management or
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d.-`The issuance of an easement to fill or otherwise o cupy State-owned
submerged land under North Carolina General Statute 143-341 4), 146-6, 146-
11, and 146-12 by the North Carolina Department of Administ ation and the
North Carolina Council of State.
e. The approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Contr 1 Plan by the
Land Quality Section, North Carolina Division of Land Resou ces, pursuant to
the State Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (NC G S. 113 A-50-66).
The requested DA permit will be denied if any required State or local
authorization and/or certification is denied. No DA permit will be issued
until a State coordinated viewpoint is received and reviewe by this agency.
Recipients of this notice are encouraged to furnish comment on factors of
concern represented by the above agencies directly to the r spective agency,
with a copy furnished to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( SACE).
This application is being considered pursuant to Secti n 404(b) of the
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). -Any person may request, 'n writing within
the comment period specified in the notice, that a public h aring be held to
consider this application. Requests for public hearing sha 1 state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. .
The District Engineer has consulted the latest publish d version of the
National Register of Historic Places for the presence or ab ence of
registered properties, or properties listed as being eligib a for inclusion
therein, and this worksite is not registered property or pr erty listed as
being eligible for inclusion in the Register. Consultation of the National
Register constitutes the extent of cultural resource invest' ations by the
District Engineer, and he is otherwise unaware of the prese a of such
resources. Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, pre istorical, or
historical data may be lost or destroyed by work under the r quested permit.
The District Engineer, based on available information, snot aware
that the proposed activity will affect species, or their cri ical habitat,
designated as endangered or threatened, pursuant to the Enda gered Species
Act of 1973.
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation
of the probable impacts, including cumulative impacts, of th proposed
activity and its intended use on the public interest. Evalu tion of the
probable impacts which the proposed activity may have on the public interest
requires a careful weighing of all those factors which becom relevant in
each particular case. The benefits which reasonably may be xpected to
accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reason bly foreseeable
detriments. The decision whether to authorize a proposal, a d if so the
conditions under which it will be allowed to occur, are ther fore determined
by the outcome of the general balancing process. That decis on should
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reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of
important resources. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal must
be considered including the cumulative effects thereof. Among those are
conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns,
wetlands, cultural values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, flood
plain values, land use, navigation, shore erosion and accretion, recreation,
water supply and conservation, water quality,,energy needs, safety, food and
fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership, and,
in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the placement of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, a
permit will be denied if the discharge that would be authorized by such
permit would not comply with the Environmental Protection Agencies,
404(b)(1) guidelines. Subject to the preceding sentence and any other
applicable guidelines or criteria, a permit will be granted unless the
District Engineer determines that it would be contrary to the public
interest.
The USACE is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and
local agencies and officials; Indian Tribes and other interested parties in
order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any
comments received will be considered by the USACE to determine whether to
issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this
decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species,
historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and the
other public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the
preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact
Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are
also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the
overall public interest of the proposed activity.
Generally, the decision whether to issue this DA permit will not be
made until the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management (DEM)
issues, denies, or waives State certification required by Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act. The DEM considers whether or not the proposed activity
will comply with Sections 301, 302, 306, and 307 of the Clean Water Act.
The application and this public notice for the DA permit serves as
application to the DEM for certification.
Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may
be reviewed at the offices of the Environmental Operations Section, North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Copies of such materials will be furnished to any person requesting copies
upon payment of reproduction costs.
The DEM plans to take final action in the issuance of the Clean Water
Act certification on or after April 30, 1993 .
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All persons desiring to make comments regarding the ap lication for
Clean Water Act certification should do so in writing deliv red tthe North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Post Office ox 27:8 7,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, on or before April 26, 1993, Attention:
Mr. John Dorney.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as ou lined above,
will be received in this office, Attention: Mr. Norm Sande s, until
4:00 p.m., May 7, 1993, or telephone [phone].

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Mr. John Thomas
Magnolia Plantation Partnership
P.O. Box 1309
New Bern, N.C. 28560
Project # 92696
Dear Mr. Thomas:
The Division of Environmental Management, Water Quality Section has reviewed your
plans for wetland fill for 28 acres of wetlands at Dam Creek near Carolina Pines Golf Course
in Craven County for residential lake construction. Based on this review, we have identified
significant uses which would be removed by this project. These are water storage,
streambank stabilization, pollutant removal, travel corridor, wildlife and aquatic life habitat.
Furthermore, insufficient evidence is present in our files to conclude that your project must be
built as planned. Therefore, we are moving toward denial of your 401 Certification.
Please provide us with information supporting your position that your project must be
constructed in wetlands. Specifically can you construct your residential development on
nearby upland? Any documentation such as maps and narrative which you can supply to
address upland alternatives may be helpful in our review of your 401 Certification. Please
respond within two weeks of the date of this letter.
If you have any questions, please call me at 919/733-1786.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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9450 Koger Boulevard
St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
May 5, 1993
Colonel W. Scott Tulloch
District Engineer, Wilmington District
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 1890 y?
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Dear Colonel Tulloch:
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has reviewed Public
Notice 199300602 dated April 8, 1993. Magnolia Plantation
Partnership proposes to place fill in wetlands adjacent to the
Neuse River in Craven County, North Carolina. The purpose of the
work is to provide access to adjacent uplands and to impound
wetlands. This letter is provided in accordance with Part 1V.3(a)
of the August 11, 1992, Memorandum of Agreement between our
agencies. The NMFS hereby advises that the proposed work may
result in substantial and unacceptable impacts to aquatic resources
of national importance-
Approximately 0.29 acre of forested wetlands would be filled to
construct a dike 150-feet long, 84-feet-wide, and 12-feet high.
Thin structure would impound approximately 28 acres of forested
wetlands and would provide a 20-foot-wide access road to nearby
uplands. A water outlet pipe would be installed approximately 7
feet above the base of the dike. Dam Creek, the tributary that
would be crossed and partially blocked, connects directly to the
Neuse River and is comprised of branching streams and sloughs that
support riparian forested wetlands. Predominant overstory
vegetation is comprised of mature bald cypress (Taxodium
distichum), red maple (Acer rubrum), and sweetgum (Lfauidambar
styraciflua).
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flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), spot (Leioatomus xanthurus),
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blue crab (Callinecteg sabidus), and shrimp (Peneaus spp.) rely on
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Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890 WATER QUALITY SECTION
ACTION ID 199300602 April 8,.1993
PUBLIC NOTICE
MAGNOLIA PLANTATION PARTNERSHIP,.POST OFFICE BOX 1309, NEW BERN, NORTH
CAROLINA 28560, has applied for a Department of the Army (DA) permit TO PLACE
APPROXIMATELY 4,000 CUBIC YARDS OF FILL MATERIAL WITHIN 12,600 SQUARE FEET
(0.29 ACRE) OF WETLANDS, UTILIZED TO CONSTRUCT AN EARTHEN DIKE TO CREATE A 28
ACRE (PLUS/MINUS) IMPOUNDMENT IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 25 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND
TO SERVE AS A ROAD CROSSING, WITHIN A WETLAND COMPLEX ADJACENT TO THE NEUSE
RIVER, NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF Carolina Pines, Craven County North Carolina.
The following description of work is taken from data provided by the
applicant's engineer. Plans submitted with the application show approximately
4,000 cubic yards of fill material will be placed to construct a dike to
create an impoundment of approximately 28 (plus or minus) acres and to serve
as a road crossing. The 12-foot-high dike, approximately 150 feet long and 84
feet wide at the base, having a 20-foot-wide access road constructed within
the 36-foot-wide crest width, will be constructed with a 2-foot horizontal to
1-foot vertical sideslopes. According to the applicant's engineer,
approximately 25 acres of bottomland hardwood wetlands would be flooded by the
proposed impoundment.
A controlled outlet pipe will be installed approximately 7-feet above the
base. Additional information may be obtained from the applicant's authorized
agent, John Thomas, Thomas Engineering Consultants, P.A., Post Office Box
1309, New Bern, North Carolina 285601 or at telephone (919)
637-2727.
The applicant has determined that the proposed work is consistent with
the North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Plan and has submitted this
determination to the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management for their
review and concurrence. This proposal shall be reviewed for the applicability
of other actions by North Carolina agencies such as:
a. The issuance of a Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act by the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
b. The issuance of a permit to dredge and/or fill under North Carolina
General Statute 113-229 by the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management.
C. The issuance of a permit under the North Carolina Coastal Area
Management Act (LAMA) by the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management or
their delegates.
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d.°'The issuance of an easement to fill or otherwise occupy State-owned
submerged land under North Carolina General Statute 143-341(4), 146-6, 146-
11, and 146-12 by the North Carolina Department of Administration and the
North Carolina Council of State.
e. The approval of an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan by the
Land Quality Section, North Carolina Division of Land Resources, pursuant to
the State Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (NC G.S. 113 A-50-66).
The requested DA permit will be denied if any required State or local
authorization and/or certification is denied. No DA permit will be issued
until a State coordinated viewpoint is received and reviewed by this agency.
Recipients of this notice are encouraged to furnish comments on factors of
concern represented by the above agencies directly to the respective agency,
with a copy furnished to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE).
This application is being considered pursuant to Section 404(b) of the
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Any person may request, in writing within
the comment period specified in the notice, that a public hearing be held to
consider this application. Requests for public hearing shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
The District Engineer has consulted the latest published version of the
National Register of Historic Places for the presence or absence of
registered properties, or properties listed as being eligible for inclusion
therein, and this worksite is not registered property or property listed as
being eligible for inclusion in the Register. Consultation of the National
Register constitutes the extent of cultural resource investigations by the
District Engineer, and he is otherwise unaware of the presence of such
resources. Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, prehistorical, or
historical data may be lost or destroyed by work under the requested permit.
The District Engineer, based on available information, is not aware
that the proposed activity will affect species, or their critical habitat,
designated as endangered or threatened, pursuant to the Endangered Species
Act of 1973.
The decision.whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation
of the probable impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed
activity and its intended use on the public interest. Evaluation of the
probable impacts which the proposed activity may have on the public interest
requires a careful weighing of all those factors which become relevant in
each particular case. The benefits which reasonably may be expected to
accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable
detriments. The decision whether to authorize a proposal, and if so the
conditions under which it will be allowed to occur, are therefore determined
by the outcome of the general balancing process. That decision should

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reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of
important resources. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal must
be considered including the cumulative effects thereof. Among those are
conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns,
wetlands, cultural values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, flood
plain values, land use, navigation, shore erosion and accretion, recreation,
water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and
fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership, and,
in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the placement of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, a
permit.will be denied if the discharge that would be authorized by such
permit would not comply with the Environmental Protection Agencies'
404(b)(1) guidelines. Subject to the preceding sentence and any other
applicable guidelines or criteria, a permit will be granted unless the
District Engineer determines that it would be contrary to the public
interest.
The USACE is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and
local agencies and officials; Indian Tribes and other interested parties in
order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any
comments received will be considered by the USACE to determine whether to
issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this
decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species,
historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and the
other public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the
preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact
Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are
also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the
overall public interest of the proposed activity.
Generally, the decision whether to issue this DA permit will not be
made until the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management (DEM)
issues, denies, or waives State certification required by Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act. The DEM considers whether or not the proposed activity
will comply with Sections 301, 302, 306, and 307 of the Clean Water Act.
The application and this public notice for the DA permit serves as
application to the DEM for certification.
Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may
be reviewed at the offices of the Environmental Operations Section, North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Copies of such materials will be furnished to any person requesting copies
upon payment of reproduction costs.
The DEM plans to take final action in the issuance of the Clean Water
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All persons desiring to make comments regarding the application for
Clean Water Act certification should do so in writing delivered to the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Post Office Box 27687,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, on or before April 26, 1993, Attention:
Mr. John Dorney.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above,
will be received in this office, Attention: Mr. Norm Sanders, until
4:00 p.m., May 7, 1993, or telephone [phone].
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512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1188, 919-733-3391
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Stephen B. Benton
Division of Coastal Management, DEHNR
FROM: Richard B. Hamilton Pt Assistant Director G1'?{' F?
DATE: May 4, 1993
SUBJECT: Division of Coastal Management Consistency
Determination for Magnolia Plantation Partnership, Dam
Creek, Craven County, North Carolina.
Biologists from our staff have reviewed the subject
application and conducted a site investigation on April 26, 1993
for the purpose of assessing project impacts on wildlife and
fisheries resources. This correspondence its provided in
accordance with provisions of the Fish and wildlife Coordination
Act (48 $tat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), North
Carolina General Statutes (G.'S. 113-131 et seq.) and the coastal
Area Management Act (G-S. 113A-100 through 113A-128).
The applicant is requesting authorization to obstruct Dam
Creek at the confluence with Neuse River, requiring an initial
fill of 0.29 acres with the intent of eventually impounding
approximately 28 acres of bottomland hardwood swamp. The area to
be inundated by the project is comprised of numerous plant
communities, varying from the cypress-blackgum type in saturated
soils to the willow-maple-ash type in areas of intermediate soil
saturation. The adjacent upland, subject to vegetation
alteration from hydrological changes generated by proposed
project, is dominated by a beech-hickory overstory.
Plant diversity, variety of ecotones and contiguous
composition of the area, encompassing the entire creek drainage
from origin to mouth, provides high quality habitat for a host of
terrestrial and aquatic wildlife species. Although the proposed
impoundment theoretically will produce waterfowl and fisheries
habitat, present conditions for these resources are good to
excellent and altering the hydroperiod would result in
significant shifts in species composition. Mast producing trees,
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as well as groundcover plants including smartweed Polygonum and,
arrowhead saaittaria within shallow water areas, presently
provide productive waterfowl habitat- The creak channel itself
is capable of supporting populations of red-breast sunfish and
pickerel as well as functioning as foraging area for estuarine
species during periods of high water- The project would preclude
use by estuarine species and is not anticipated to improve other
fisheries resources, due to water quality problems associated
with shallow reservoirs. There will be a significant loss or
degradation of habitat for those fish and wildlife species
currently inhabiting or using the area.
Therefore, based upon review of the subject document and
onsite inspection, we have determined that the proposed project
is inconsistent with our guidelines for wildlife and fisheries
habitat conservation. As a result, it is our recommendation that
the requested water quality certification not be issuad for the
project.
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this
project. If you require additional information or need to
discuss these comments, please call Mr. Brent Wilson, Wildlife
Biologist at [phone].
cc: Honorable Roy Gerodd Sowers, III, Dist. 2 Commissioner
Brent Wilson, Wildlife Biologist
Bennett Wynne, Fisheries Biologist

States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Raleigh Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
April 26, 1993
Colonel Walter S. Tulloch
District-Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Attention: Regulatory Branch
Dear Colonel Tulloch:
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This is the report of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
on Public Notice 199300602, dated April 8, 1993. Magnolia
Plantation Partnership has applied for a Department of the Army
,permit to place fill material in wetlands to construct an
impoundment and road crossing approximately 5 miles north of
Havelock, in Dam Creek, adjacent to the Neuse River, Craven County,
North Carolina. This report is submitted in accordance with the
'Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16
U.S.C. 661-667), and Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). It is to be used in
your determination of compliance with 404(b)(1) guidelines (40 CFR
230) and in your public interest review (33 CFR 320.4) as they
relate to protection of fish and wildlife resources.
According to information provided in .the Public Notice,
approximately 4,000 cubic yards of earthen fill, from an
unspecified source, would be deposited in forested wetlands to
construct a dam 150-feet-long, 84-feet-wide at the base, and 12-
feet-high. A 20-foot-wide access road would be constructed on the
36-foot-wide crown, and a controlled outlet pipe would be installed
7 feet above the base. The dam would impound approximately 28
acres of forested wetlands in Dam Creek.
A Service biologist inspected the project site on--pri1__.15, 1993`._>
Dam Creek and its tributary streams and sloughs comprise a
contiguous forested wetland system directly confluent with the
Neuse River. The proposed impoundment would inundate the majority
of this wetland system and isolate it from backwater flooding. The
project area includes forested wetlands and upland communities
along the steep bluffs of the impounded slough. Wetlands within
the sloughs and on the adjacent. bluffs are dominated by sweetgum

States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Raleigh Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
April 26, 1993
Colonel Walter S. Tulloch
District-Engineer
U.S..Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Attention: Regulatory Branch
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This is the report of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
on Public Notice 199300602, dated April 8, 1993. Magnolia
Plantation Partnership has applied for a Department of the Army
permit to place fill material in wetlands to construct an
impoundment and road crossing approximately 5 miles north of
Havelock, in Dam Creek, adjacent to the Neuse River, Craven County,
North Carolina. This report is submitted in accordance with the
;Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16
U.S.C. 661-667), and Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). It is to be used in
your determination of compliance with 404(b)(1) guidelines (40 CFR
230) and in your public interest review (33 CFR 320.4) as they
relate to protection of fish and wildlife resources.
According to information provided in .the Public Notice,
approximately 4,000 cubic yards of earthen fill, from an
unspecified source, would be deposited in forested wetlands to
construct a dam 150-feet-long, 84-feet-wide at the base, and 12-
feet-high. A 20-foot-wide access road would be constructed on the
36-foot-wide crown, and a controlled outlet pipe would be installed
7 feet above the base. The dam would impound approximately 28
acres of forested wetlands in Dam Creek.
A Service biologist inspected the project site on--p -1_.15, 1993.>
Dam Creek and its tributary streams and sloughs comprise a
contiguous forested wetland system directly confluent with the
Neuse River. The proposed impoundment would inundate the majority
of this wetland system and isolate it from backwater flooding. The
project area includes forested wetlands and upland communities
along the steep bluffs of the impounded slough. Wetlands within
the sloughs and on the adjacent bluffs are dominated by sweetgum
k
(Liquidambar styraciflua), black willow (Salix nigra), oaks
(Quercus spp.), baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), American holly
(Ilex opaca), giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea), and seedlings of
eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana). Lower, wetter portions
contain standing water and are dominated by baldcypress, palmetto
(Sabal minor), sedges (Carex spp.), arrowhead (Sagittaria sp.), and
needlerush (Juncus sp.).
At the time the Service made its site inspection, the project area
wetlands were being used by numerous species of migratory
songbirds. Species observed included tufted titmouse (Pares
bicolor), yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata), a thrush
(Catharus sp.), northern cardinal (Cardinalis), Carolina chickadee
(Parus carolinensis), and white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia
albicollis). Other evidence of resident wildlife use included the
remains of a box turtle (Terrapene carolina), and raccoon tracks
(Procyon lotor).
Service policy regarding mitigation of damage to habitats considers
both the value of those habitats to fish and wildlife and their
relative scarcity. The forested wetlands affected by the proposed
project have high fish and wildlife resource value and are
considered to be relatively scarce on a national and regional
basis. Wetlands, such as these, provide valuable nesting,
roosting, and foraging habitat to resident and migratory waterfowl,
songbirds, hawks and owls, and wading birds. Other resident
wildlife species expected to occur in project area wetlands include
gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), fox squirrel (sciurus niger),
Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), marsh rabbit
(Sylvilagus palustris), and opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
Numerous reptiles and amphibians depend on project area wetlands
for foraging, egg laying, and habitat for larval life stages.
Wetlands in the project area also provide plant detritus to
downstream waters and contribute to the production of ??= ?
recreationally :5, 11111111 commer y tai!t ies s
sh is a Project area wetlands rovide habitat for spawnin\
end foraging tea a fishes duri g high water periods. xpec ed
species include blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) and alewife
(Alosa pseudoharengus). Project area wetlands perform water
quality functions such as reduction of excessive dissolved nutrient
levels, removal of suspended sediment, stormwater retention, and
groundwater recharge. These water quality benefits are especially
valuable in alleviating the negative effects of residential and
commercial runoff on water quality and biological productivity of
the Neuse River.
The proposed pond would permanently eliminate 0.29 acre of forested
wetlands resulting from dam construction and would impound
approximately 28 acres of forested wetlands and convert them to
open water. These forested wetlands would be lost from the Neuse
River estuarine and freshwater system. Indirect impacts would
result from the reduced flood and stormwater retention capacity of
the watershed as well as the reduced sediment and pollutant
filtering capacity of remaining forested wetlands.
Another potential impact not addressed in the Public Notice is the
source of fill for the dam. It is not stated whether this fill
would come from an upland source or from wetland excavation. Also,
the plats included with the Public Notice show areas labeled for
"future development." It is not clear what impact, if any, this
development may have on project area wetlands, especially as the
Corps has not delineated wetlands on the property nor has the
applicant formally submitted a delineation for Corps approval.
The Environmental Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) Guidelines,
developed pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, prohibit
the discharge of dredged or fill material for non-water dependent
proposals in wetland areas if there is a practicable alternative
which would have less impact on the aquatic ecosystem. Those
guidelines further specify that for non-water dependent activities
proposed for special aquatic sites (e.g., wetlands), practicable
alternatives which do not involve special aquatic sites are
presumed to exist unless clearly demonstrated otherwise.
A residential pond does not need to be located in wetlands to
fulfill its purpose as an amenity to a property. Moreover, the
Service believes that a pond at the project site would provide less
valuable fish and wildlife habitat than the forested wetlands that
occur there. Frequently and seasonally flooded wetlands, such as
those that would be impounded by the proposed project, are
especially valuable as part of a dynamic estuarine/freshwater
system. Native wetland fish and wildlife species benefit from the
natural cycles of dry periods, that permit vegetation to grow,
alternating with inundated periods that make that vegetation and
associated invertebrate life available to aquatic organisms. This
exchange between frequently and seasonally flooded wetlands and
adjacent streams and estuaries becomes lost as parts of the
watershed become isolated by pond construction. The result is the
progressive decline in fish and wildlife production in the estuary.
The Service, therefore, recommends that a Department of the Army
permit not be issued for the proposed work based on: 1) the high
fish and wildlife habitat value of project area wetlands; and, 2)
the non-water dependency of the proposed work. If this project
receives further consideration by the Corps, the Service recommends
that full development plans for upland portions be provided with a
complete delineation of all wetland areas. If a road across the
lower end of Dam Creek is needed, the Service recommends
consideration of a bridge rather than a culvert and fill.
The Service has identified no endangered or threatened species nor
critical habitats that would be adversely affected by the proposed
project or its restoration. Therefore, the requirements of Section
7 of the Endangered Species Act are fulfilled. However,
obligations under Section 7 of that Act must be reconsidered if:
(1) new information reveals impacts of this identified action that
may affect listed species or critical habitat in a manner not

previously considered; (2) this action is subsequently modified in
a manner which was not considered in this review; or, (3) a new
species is listed or critical habitat determined that may be
affected by the identified action.
The above findings and recommendations constitute the report of the
Department of the Interior. In accordance with the procedural
requirements of the 1992 404(q) Memorandum of Agreement, Part
IV.3(a), we are advising you that the proposed work may result in
substantial and unacceptable impacts to aquatic resources of
national importance.
The Service appreciates the opportunity to comment on this project.
Please advise us of any action taken by the Wilmington District,
Corps of Engineers, on this project.
Sincerely, /
L.K. "Mike" Gantt
Supervisor

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
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WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO December 18, 1992
Regulatory Branch
Action ID. 199300602
Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental
North.Carolina Department
Health and Natural Resou
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 2
Dear Mr. Dorney:
S: February 18, 1992
Enclosed is the application of Magnolia Plantation Partnership,
represented by Mr. John G. Thomas, Thomas Engineering Consultants, for
Department of the Army authorization and a State Water Quality Certification
to place excavated/fill material in wetlands adjacent to the Neuse River
associated with construction of an earthen dam and access road, near Carolina
Pines, Craven County, North Carolina. Your receipt of this letter verifies
your acceptance of a valid request for certification in accordance with
Section 325.2(b)(ii) of our administrative regulations.
We are considering authorizing the proposed activity pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act, and we have determined that a water quality
certification is required under the provisions of Section 401 of the same law.
A Department of the Army permit will not be granted until the certification
has been obtained or waived.
In accordance with our administrative regulations, in most cases, 60 days
after receipt of a request for certification is a reasonable time for State
action.. Therefore, if.you have not acted on the request, or asked for an
extension of time, by February 18, 1992, the District Engineer will deem that
waiver has occurred.
Questions, or comments may be addressed to Mr. Norm Sanders, Washington
Field Office, Regulatory Branch, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,

G. Wayne Wright
Chief, Regulatory Branch
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Mr. John Parker
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. Charles Jones
Morehead City Regional office
North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management
Post Office Box 769
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557

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tion, filling, pavitzt , land cleang, and stormwatcr con-
If Lhe regrlested information is not relevant-m your
Jro)cct, write!'T/A (not applicable). -t:eins J-4 and 80
...ust.be 001111 £te(i ,or all T`oj c,s.

a. 1yLT:1 !1,- .i.OJ c 1+?n- L+C?? Pc i °? hip
filljn of 404 ?aetland z,Ti11_b4 jaac ss,ary.
If you plan to build a marina, also complete and
attach For i DCM-MP-2.
b. is tile, prof>osed activity mairiterrance of a.n
existing project, new wort;, or both?
No
c. Nlv'Jll the project b,,- fm- comimoilJy, OT
corlimcrcl%1 use?
Priv-,7- Le
Address P 0, Box 1309
11. -Mv!
d. Describe th.', planned Use of thc° p ojec.t.
1--
Zip 28560- -Day phone -jl )637_2'727
x _ Landowncr OTAuthor; rcd at cnt.
b. Project name (if a.ny ) _ Royal- Qa17s
c. if the applicant is i7ot the lando m..e ._so give the
Owner's name and address.
4 LAND AND,,
y1cc
CHARAIC."Y'TERIM. ';
a. Size of entire tract __, 85 ac
p i $0jEnLs.f.
a. Street address or secondary road nurnbci
SIR 11.76, SR 1.004
b. City, towxl, cotr.air-mitty, 6x landniark
Carolina Pines
c. County Cra.vcl-i--- ------- ----- -----
u- + Flr1 cI ?t}? +liTa.it?S 0. r +_?a.:-i.
ti, I : P.roi3.?..cPra v,(trite wJ.?t`Ir..rp7,m),.u_Alg
Uri! "'d
e. iaTat?e of baGt.y C:i 1Xjat.,r nearest `j7Y'C7)c,C,'t
Neuse River
-??.tr.
+ s 1S kj
?i r 1"'( EDE a P y) '.
b. Size of individual lot(s) undetermined
c. Elevation of tract above mean sea level or
National Geodetic Vertical Datum
range 3 1 to 30
d. Soil type(s) and texture(s) oftract
Loam?sanda ?Fa.xze ? -___?___r
C. Vegetation ontr?ct_Loh1Q_ y T>i7le,0ak,l icl.ory,
Beech,Ma- 1.e,?Gum, Do ood,Holly, Pop1ar
f. :elan-rrrade fCuLSlrf S Ilo?? on tlactGo?.f-'Course_ ?RE-.'_si dentla!
Development _
g. What is the C .Ali 1 and Use ,'Plan Classification of
the site? (Cons^_ll.t tile, local land use ph-n.)
ConSeivation X - 1 mnsitior!al _
?_DGVe%Op d ------Community
Other
h. Flow is tllc, tract zoned by local goverrur en-,?
No Zori inQ-- -__---. - ---__?.
i, How are adjacent wa.tel classificcl?
SB-NSW
a. Describe aZi development activities you propose (for j Has a professional archaeological survey hcen
example, building a home, I lotel; znarir?a, b??l??llc.ad, curried out for the tract? `No if so, by v1,7ho z? .
or pier)._Con r?.?c is?r? c?T r?fl.rPi2_Y °1 in_ Lo s c?3`: _--- __
as a. dam to create an impoundment, and serve
a road crossin.o.

1

CO;nplete this Section if ftie project inclucics any land
devloprnent.
a. Type and number of buildings, facilities, or
s till ct:u res proposed
b. 1.1 mber of lots or parcels
c. (Give the nun, er oJ. reSidC-.rrt.iai units a-nd t oc,
ui:1'•.'t5 ??.+er acre.
rr:. ?YVater supply source
n. If the project is oceanfront develop; C'.11t, describe
the steps that will be ta.ken to maintain established
public Mach accessways or provide ii,'w access.
Ci. Size of area to be graC '.d o disturbed
C. If the proposed project will clisturo more than onc
acre of land, the Division of Land resources must
receive an erosion and se.dirneritation control plaxi at
least 30 days before land disturbing activity be,, iris.
1f applicable, has a sedimentation a_i.d erosion
control plan been submitted to the Division of Laiid
Resources?
4lie percentage of the tract within 75 feet of
:.igh water to be covered by imperrrrcable
s?71-fa:`" ,:avemcrit, bid1dings, rooftops.
g. List the materials, such as marl, paver stone, a.spha_tt,
or concrete, to b:, used for paved surfaces.
h. if applicable, has a stor i-iwa.ter management plan
ra c
been submitted to the Di-vision or D.Zvironm.ental
Ma_nagernent?
.-- - -
Describe prop rjsed sewage disposal and/or waste
water treat i ent facilities.
J. plane ilicse facil_iti<;s recc i.ved state Or lOCai approval?
1:. Describe existing tr?atlment facilities.
J. % Describe location and type of discharges to "vaters of
the state (for example, surface runoff, sanitary
'wastewater, industrial,/commercial effluent, 'Vash
down")._
7
o. 'l -Lb- protect is on the oceari_front, what will be the
e.levatj.on abovC: mean sea level of the first habitable
floor?
AN I_
P.. Describe below the purpose of proposed excavation
or fill activities (excluding bulkheads, which are
covered in Section 7).
Length Width Depth
Access channel
0-vIC N) or (N- L)
Boat bash-i
Other (break-
water, pier,
boat rar_ip,
rock jetty)
"il% placed in
wetland or blow
Ml Ivz'
(Upland fill
areas

150 S4

b. Amount of material to be excavated from below
waterlevel in..cu.bic yards 0
c. T of material N/A
d. Does the area to be excavated include marshland, ;
swamps, or other wetlands?
c. Sligh ground excavation, in cubic yards
?. Man
3/91
f. Dimensions of spoil disposal area
4 NT /A
g. Location of spoil disposal area
N/A
h. Do you claim title to the disposal area? _ N/A
if not, attach a letter granting permission fro nn the
owner.
i. Will a disposal area be available for future
maintenance?_ PST/A
---- --------------------------
if so, where? -- ------- --- ------- ---
j. Does the disposal area include any marsh-land,
swamps, or water areas?
N/A
k. Will the fill material be placl..d below mean high.
water? ATn
1. Amount of fill in cubic yards 4000
M. Type of fill. material Sand
n. Source of fill material Offsj,te Borrow
o. Will fill material be placed on marsh or other
wetlands?--_ Yes
,vns of the. wetland to be f i led
84' wide x 1-50' long
o. How will excavated or fill material be kept on site
and erosion controlled?
Silt fence, vegetative cover
r:117at hype of constructiorr equipment will be used
(for example, dragline, baekhoc, or hydraulic
dredge)? T t:?zTa or.Duml? ILJ-- ks. Pore-r, --
Motor Grader, Compactor
s. 'Pill. wetlands be crossed in transporting equipment
to project site?.
-Lig- If yes, explain steps that wilt
be ta..en. to lessen environmental impacts.

a. Length of bulkhead or riprap N/A
b. Average distance waterward of mean high water or
normalwaterl.evel N/A
c. Shoreline erosiN/during preceding 12 months, in
feet
d. Type of bulkhead material N/A _-
e. Amount of fill, in cubic yards, to be placed below
mean high water --_N/A - ------
f. Type of fill material

In addition to the completed ap4?':ication form, the follow-
ing items must be submitted:
A copy of the deed (witli state application only) or other
instrument under which the applicant claims tide to the
affected property. if the applicant is not claiming to be
the owner of said property, then forward a copy of the
deed or other instrument under which he owner claims
title, plus written permission from the owner to carry out
the project.
An accuraie work plat (including plan view and cross
sectional drawings) drawn to scale in black ink on an 8
1/2 x I I white paper. (Refer to Coastal Resources
Commission Rule 7J.0203 for a detailed description.)
please note that original drawings are preferred and
only high quality copies will be accepted: Blue-line
prints or other larger plats are acceptable only if 18 high
quality copies are provided by applicant. (Contact the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding that agency's _
use of larger drawings.) A site or location map is a part
of plat mquirements and it must be sufficiently detailed
to guide agency personnel unfamiliar with the area to the
site. Include county road (SR) numbers, landmarks, and
the like.
A storm eater management plans if applicable, that
may have been developed in consultation with the
Division of Environmental Management.
A list of the names and corriplete addresses of the
adjacentwaterfront (riparian) landowners. These
individuals have 30 days in which to submit c6mments
on the proposed project to the Division of Coastal
Management and should be advised by the applicant of
that opportunity.
35? 1 3
Namc4 Stately
Address ° P.O. Box 907
New Bern, N.C. 28563
Name Ja << 2s A & Nozuma T`?o__? -----------
Address 220 West Palmer Dr.ive_- _`--_ New Pe,,--n, N.C. 28560 ---
Na, -le.
Address
A list of previous state or federal permits issued for
work on the project tract. Include pFnnit numbers,
pMrlittee, and isSUir o dates.
A check for $250 made, payable to the Department of
Environment, Health, and Natural Resources to cover
t1he costs of processing the application.
A signed AEC hazard notice for projects in oceanfront
-,rid inlet areas.
A. statement on the use of public funds. If the project
involves the expenditure of public funds, attach a state-
ment documenting compliance with the North Carolina
E-nvironrxiental Policy Act (N.C.G.S. 113A-1 to 10).

9 CERTIFICATION AND PERMISSION
TO ENTER ON! LAND
lLny permit issued in response to this application wi)_1
allow only the development dcscrib d in the application.
The project will tx-, subject to conditions and restrictions
contained in the remit.
1 certify that to the best of roy knowledge, the proposed
activity complies with the State ofN7orth Carolina's ap-
proved Coastal Management l?rogra.m and will b: con-
ducted in a mariner consistent with such program.
I further certify that I am authorized to grant, and do in
fact, grant permission to representatives of state and
federal review agencies to enter on the aforementioned
lands in colincc6on with evaluafng information reiate<?i
to this permit application and follow-up monitoring of

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26
symbol. The included soils make up about 10 to 20
percent of this map unit.
This Exum soil is used mainly as wog land. In a few
areas, it is used as pasture or croplagd.
Fhe dominant trees on this soil a loblolly pine, water
oak, longleaf pine, southern redo , yellow-poplar,
sweetgum, red maple, white oak and blackgum.
Common understory plants ar /flowering dogwood,
redbay, sweetleaf, sweet pe erbush, sourwood,
waxmyrtle, American holly, weetbay, bitter gallberry,
greenbrier, honeysuckle, ,oison-ivy, Virginia creeper,
blueberry, g/an C - olina jessamine. There are no
major limitatodland use and management.
The major this soil are corn, soybeans,
tobacco, anetness is the main limitation, and
a drainage st includes the and open ditches
may be neecially in areas where tobacco is
grown. Eroszard near drainageways. Pasture
forages inclscue and ladino clover.
Seasonal is the main limitation to use of this
soil as site for buildings and recreation. Wetness can be
reduced a drainage system that includes land grading
for surfa e drainage and by the use of tile and open
inches Conservation practices need to be used to
contr erosion near drainageways at construction sites.
This Exum soil is in capability subclass Ilw. The
woodland ordination symbol is 9W.
GoA-Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent
slopes. This soil is moderately well drained. It is in
slightly convex areas on uplands near drainageways
throughout the county. The areas are irregular in shape
and range from 5 to 300 acres.
Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown loamy fine
sand 10 inches thick. The subsoil extends to a depth of
72 inches. It is brownish yellow fine sandy loam and
sandy clay loam in the upper part. The middle part is
brownish yellow and light yellowish brown sandy clay
loam that has light brownish gray mottles, and the lower
part is light brownish gray sandy clay loam. The
substratum to a depth of 80 inches is light brownish gray
clay loam.
Permeability of the subsoil is moderate, and the
available water capacity is moderate. The soil is very
strongly acid or strongly acid except where lime has
been added. The seasonal high water table is 2 to 3 feet
below the surface.
Included with this soil in mapping are small areas of
Norfolk, Craven, Exum, Onslow, and Lynchburg soils.
The Norfolk soils are well drained and are in slightly
higher areas or closer to drainageways than the
Goldsboro soil. The Lynchburg soils are somewhat
poorly drained and are in depressions. The Craven,
Onslow, and Exum soils are moderately well drained.
Occurring at random within the map unit are these soils
and some areas of a soil similar to Goldsboro soil except
that it his sandy layers 40 to 60 inches below the
Soil Survey
surface. Some areas of wet soils are in depressions.
These areas are smaller than 4 acres and are shown on
the map with a special symbol. The included soils make
up about 15 to 25 percent of this map unit.
This Goldsboro soil is used mainly as cropland. In a
few areas, it is used as pasture or woodland.
The major crops on this soil are corn, tobacco,
soybeans, and wheat. Because of wetness, a drainage
system that includes tile and open ditches may be
needed, especially in areas where tobacco is grown.
Pasture forages include tall fescue, ladino clover, and
coastal bermudagrass.
Loblolly pine, longleaf pine, southern red oak, water
oak, white oak, yellow-poplar, sweetgum, red maple, and
blackgum are dominant on this soil. The understory
plants include flowering dogwood, redbay, Virginia
creeper, sweetleaf, sweet pepperbush, waxmyrtle,
American holly, sweetbay, bitter gallberry, greenbrier,
honeysuckle, poison-ivy, blueberry, grape, and Carolina
jessamine. There are no major limitations for woodland
use and management.
Seasonal wetness is the main limitation to use of this
soil as sites for buildings, sanitary facilities, and
recreation. Wetness can be reduced by a drainage
system that includes land grading for surface drainage
and by the use of tile and open ditches.
This Goldsboro soil is in capability subclass Ilw. The
woodland ordination symbol is 9W.
Gr-Grantham sift foam. This soil is nearly level and
poorl drained. It is on broad flats and in depre si911 s
upland ainly south of New Bern between Stat Road
1111 an S. Highway 70. The areas are irre lar in
shape and nge frorn 5 to 600 acres.
Typically, th surface layer is black silt 1 am 5 inches
thick. The subs ace layer is light brow 'sh gray silt
loam to a depth o 10 inches. The sub oil is gray silt
loam and silty clay I m to a depth 72 inches. The
substratum to a depth 80 inches is gray silty clay
loam.
Permeability of the subso is oderately slow. The soil
ranges from extremely acid to trongly acid except
where lime has been added h seasonal high water
table is at or near the surf ce. Wa r ponds in
depressions for brief peri ds except here a drainage
system has been instal d.
Included with this s it in mapping are all areas of
Lynchburg, Pantego ains, and Leaf soils. The
Lynchburg soils ar somewhat poorly drain and are in
slightly higher are s than the Grantham soil. he
Pantego soils ar very poorly drained and are i
depressions. T e Rains and Leaf soils are poorl drained
and occur at r ndom within the map unit. Also in uded
are a few are s of soils that are somewhat poorly
drained and ilty. These soils are in slightly higher a eas
than the Grantham soil. The included soils make up
about 10 to 15 percent of this map unit.
Cl'aveA County! North Carolina
Some pedons have a C horizon that is similar in color
to the BCg horizon and is loamy, silty clayey
sediment.
X ?-
Goldsboro Series
The Goldsboro series consists of moderately well
drained soils that formed in moderately fine textured
sediment. These soils are on uplands. Slope ranges from
0 to 2 percent.
Typical pedon of Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to 2
percent slopes; 3.5 miles north of Washington Forks on
State Road 1401, 0.25 mile north of Bachelor Creek
Bridge, and 75 feet east of road:
Ap-0 to 10 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy
fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very
friable; common fine roots; neutral; abrupt smooth
boundary.
BE-10 to 13 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine
sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; very friable; few fine roots; slightly acid;
clc -?r smooth boundary.
Bt1- rolvnish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy
loam; weak medium subangular blocky
.,?Aure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic;
tp,_" - .: common fine pores; very strongly
clear smooth boundary.
Bt2-24 to 39 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy
clay loam; common medium faint reddish yellow
(7.5YR 6/8) mottles and common fine and medium
distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) mottles;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable,
slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine
pores; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3-39 to 62 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4)
sandy clay loam; many medium faint light brownish
gray (10YR 6/2) mottles and common fine and
medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) mottles;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable,
slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few fine pores;
very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
BCg-62 to 72 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2)
sandy clay loam; many medium faint pale brown
(10YR 6/3) mottles and few fine prominent red
(2.5YR 5/6) mottles; weak medium subangular
blocky structure; few pockets and lenses of clay
loam; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; very
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Cg-72 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay
loam; many medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3)
mottles and few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/6)
mottles; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly
sticky and slightly plastic; very strongly acid.
Goldsboro soils have a sandy A horizon and loamy B
torizon 60 to 80 inches thick. The soils are very strongly
acid or strongly acid except where lime has been added.
81
The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value
of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 or 2.
Some pedons have an E horizon that has hue of 10YR
or 2.5Y, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 2 to 4. This
horizon is loamy fine sand or loamy sand.
The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to
7, and chroma of 3 to 8. Mottles that have chroma of 1
or 2 are within 30 inches of the surface. Some pedons
have a Btg horizon that has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value
of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 and has mottles in
shades of yellow, brown, or red. The Bt and Btg horizons
are sandy clay loam.
The BCg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5
to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. Mottles are in shades of
yellow, brown, or red. The BCg horizon is sandy loam,
fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
The Cg horizon is similar in color to the BCg horizon
and is sandy, loamy, or clayey sediment.
Grantham Series
The Grantham series consists of poorly drained soils
that formed in moderately fine textured sediment. These
nt.
soils are (3 uplands. Slope is less than 2 /d:
Typical pe on of Grantham silt loam; 6s south
of New Bern State Road 1111, 0.75 mst on
State Road 111 , and 30 feet south of ro A-0 to 5 inche
s; ack (10YR 211) sil loam; week
medium granula structure; very
fable; many fine
and medium root • very strong acid; clear wavy
boundary.
Eg-5 to 10 inches; ligh browni gray (10YR 6/2) silt
loam; weak medium anu r structure; very friable;
common fine roots; ve rongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.
Btg-10 to 60 inches; gray 1 YR 6/1) silt loam;
common fine and me iu distinct yellowish brown
(10YR 5/8) and red sh ye ow (7.5YR 6/8) mottles;
weak medium sub gular b cky structure; friable,
slightly sticky and lightly pl tic; few fine roots;
common fine por s; very stro gly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
BCg-60 to 72 inc es; gray (10YR /1) silty clay loam;
common fine nd medium distin t yellowish brown
(10YR 5/8) nd reddish yellow (. YR 6/8) mottles;
weak medi subangular blocky s ucture; friable,
slightly sti y and slightly plastic; ve strongly acid;
gradual w vy boundary.
Cg-72 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) silt clay loam;
commo medium distinct yellowish bro n (10YR
5/8) m tles; massive; friable, slightly sti ky and
slightly lastic; very strongly acid.
Grantham soils have loamy A, E, and B horizons more
than 60 inches thick. The soils range from extremely
acid to strongly acid except where lime has been added.
i
;, Craven County, North Carolina
33
creeper, redbay, Virginia chainfern, and cinnamon fern. Included with these soils in mapping are areas of
Wetness is the main limitation. Logging when the soil is Dorovan, Arapahoe, Deloss, Roanoke, and Tomotley
wet causes deep ruts, compaction, poor surface soils, which are very poorly drained. The Dorovan soils
drainage, and lower productivity. Areas managed for are in lower areas than Masontown and Muckalee soils.
loblolly pine are ditched and bedded. The Arapahoe, Deloss, Roanoke, and Tomotley soils are
Corn, soybeans, and wheat are the main crops on this on slightly higher stream terraces. The included soils
soil. Wetness is a major limitation. Because the slowly make up about 30 percent of this map unit.
permeable subsoil limits internal drainage, open ditches Nearly all of the acreage of the Masontown and
and land grading for surface drainage are used to reduce Muckalee soils is native woodland (fig. 13). The
wetness. Tile is generally not used. Tillage needs to be dominant trees are sweetgum, baldcypress, blackgum,
avoided if the soil is wet because soil structure is green ash, swamp tupelo, red maple, willow oak, water
destroyed and large clods form, resulting in ponding and oak, American elm, and swamp chestnut oak. The
a poor seedbed. Pasture forages include tall fescue and common understory plants include Virginia willow,
ladino clover. redbay, poison-ivy, greenbrier, lizardstail, black willow,
This soil is generally not used as sites for buildings, arrowhead, American hornbeam, American holly, sedges,
sanitary facilities, or recreation because of wetness, climbing hydrangea, Aiabama supplejack, netted
ponding in low areas, and slow permeability. Other chainfern, Pennsylvania smartweed, cattail, royal fern,
limitations are shrink-swell potential and the clayey and cinnamon fern. These wetland areas produce large
subsoil. mounts of food for wildlife and support a wide variety of
This Meggett soil is in capability subclass IVw. The animals (11). Tree growth is excellent; however, because
woodland ordination sybmol is 11 W, of wetness and flooding, managing this soil for timber
production is difficult.
er?.tr<?rnr°¢n?vn mucky fine sandy loam and These soils are not generally used as cropland or as
Fvtuckaiee sandy loam, frequently flooded. These soils sites for buildings, sanitary facilities, or recreation
are nearly level, very poorly drained and poorly drained. because of wetness and flooding.
, hnv are on flood plains throughout the county. The Masontown soil is in capability subclass Vllw.
,;,ssontown soil is very poorly drained and is mainly in Muckalee soil is in capability subclass Vw. The woodland
depressions on the broad flood plains. The Muckalee ordination symbol for Masontown soil is 12W. It is 7W for
soil is poorly drained. It is near stream channels on the Muckalee soil.
broad flood plains and is dominant on the narrow flood
plains. The areas are long, variable in width, and range Mum Murville mucky loamy sand. This soil is nearly
from 10 to more than 2,000 acres. They contain either or level a`ht very poorly drained. It is on broad flats and in
both of these soils in variable proportions. The areas are depressio s on stream terraces and uplands. Som of
difficult to traverse because of ponded water and dense the larger a as of this soil are in the vicinity of
vegetation, so observations of these soils were not as Bridgeton. Th areas are irregular in shape d range
detailed as those of other soils. The mapping, however, from 10 to mor than 3,000 acres.
was controlled well enough to make interpretations for Typically, the s rface layer is black cky loamy sand
the expected use. 10 inches thick. T subsoil is dark r ddish brown
The Masontown soil makes up about 40 percent of weakly cemented s d to a depth f 36 inches. The
this map unit. Typically, the surface layer is black mucky underlying material to depth o 0 inches is dark brown
fine sandy loam and fine sandy loam 60 inches thick. sand.
The underlying material to a depth of 80 inches is light Permeability of the su o. is moderately rapid. The
brownish gray sand. soil ranges from extremel acid to strongly acid. The
The Muckalee soil makes up about 30 percent of this high water table is at or e the surface most of the
map unit. Typically, the surface layer is very dark grayish time, and water pond frequ tly for brief to long
brown sandy loam 5 inches thick. The underlying periods. This soil is so subje It to rare flooding.
material to a depth of 80 inches is dark gray sandy loam Included with th' soil in map .ng are small areas of
and gray loamy sand. Torhunta, Arapa oe, Leon, Croat n, and Ponzer soils.
Permeability is moderately rapid in Masontown soil and The Torhunta d Arapahoe soils re very poorly drained
moderate in Muckalee soil. Masontown soil ranges from and occur at andom in the mappe areas. The Leon
medium acid to mildly alkaline throughout. Muckalee soil soils are po rly drained and are sligh y higher on the
ranges from strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface landscape han the Murville soil. The roatan and
layer and from medium acid to neutral in the underlying Ponzer s Is are very poorly drained an are in the
material. The seasonal high water table is at or near the center o the mapped areas. The includ soils make up
surface in Masontown soil and within 1.5 feet of the about 1 to 20 percent of this map unit.
surface in Muckalee soil. These soils are frequently The acreage of this Murville soil is in native vegetation.
flooded for long periods. The two types of vegetation are "short pocosin" and
,o CoOnty, 'North Carolina
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Lynchburg soils have loamy A, E, and horizons 60 to
0 inches ick. The soils range from tremely acid to
trongly aci except where lime has een added.
The A or Ap orizon has hue of OYR or 2.5Y, value
f 2 to 4, and ch ma of 1 or 2.
The E horizon ha ue of 1 R or 2.5Y, value of 4 to
and chroma of 2 to . It i ine sandy loam or sandy
)am.
The Bt horizon has hu o OYR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to
and chroma of 1 to . Some edons do not have a Bt
orizon. The Btg hor' on begins ithin a depth of 20
fiches. It has hue 1 OYR or 2.5 , value of 5 to 7, and
hroma of 1 or 2 and common to y mottles in
hades of yello , brown, red, or gray. e Bt and Btg
orizons are ndy clay loam or clay loa .
The BCg orizon is similar in color to the tg horizon
nd is sa y clay loam, sandy loam, sandy c clay
)am, or ine sandy loam.
The g horizon has hue of 1 OYR to 5Y, value of 5 to
an chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral and bias value of
to 7. This horizon is sandy, loamy, o yey sediment.
Aasontown Series
The Masontown series consists of very poorly drained
hat formed in moderately coarse textured alluvium.
on flood plains. Slope is less tha. 2
ercent.
Typical pedon of Masontown mucky fine sandy loam,
i an area of Masontown mucky fine sandy loam and
4uckalee sandy loam, frequently flooded; 1 mile east of
ort Barnwell on North Carolina Highway 55 to State
load 1259, 1.5 miles south on State Road 1259 to
ridge, and 100 feet east of road on north side of creek:
,1-0 to 20 inches; black (1OYR 211) mucky fine sandy
loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable;
many fine and medium roots; medium acid; gradual
wavy boundary.
2-20 to 60 inches; black (10YR 211) fine sandy loam,
massive; very friable; common fine roots; slightly
acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
;g-60 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2)
sand; single grained; loose; neutral.
Masontown soils have a dark color, loamy A horizon
lore than 24 inches thick underlain by sandy or loamy
Iluvium. The soils range from medium acid to mildly
Ikaline throughout.
The A horizon has hue of 1 OYR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3,
nd chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral and has value of 2
r 3.
The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to
and chroma of 1 to 2; or it is neutral and has value of
to 7. This horizon is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silt
yam, loam, loamy sand, or sand. Thin strata of finer
;xture are in some pedons, but the soil between depths
f 10 and 40 inches averages 10 to 18 percent clay.
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ggett Series
T e Meggett series consists of poorly drained soil
that rmed in fine textured sediment. These soils e on
uplan . Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent.
Typi I pedon of Meggett sandy loam; 1.3 /iles north
of Dove on State Road 1262, 50 feet west of oad,
and 75 f t north of a canal:
Ap-0 to 8 inches; very dark brown (10YR 12) sandy
loam; oderate medium granular stru lure; very
friable; any fine roots; medium acid- abrupt smooth
bounda
Eg-8 to 14 i hes; light brownish gray 1 OYR 6/2)
sandy loa ; weak medium granul structure; very
friable; few ine roots; slightly aci abrupt smooth
boundary.
Btg-14 to 36 inc es; dark gray (10 R 4/1) clay;
common med m distinct yello ish brown (10YR
5/6) mottles a d common me ium faint gray (1 OYR
5/1) mottles; w ak medium d coarse subangular
blocky structure; very firm, s icky and plastic; few
fine roots; comm fine po s; many distinct clay
films on faces of p ds; ne tral; clear smooth
boundary.
BCg-36 to 48 inches; g ay OYR 6/1) sandy clay;
common medium dis'n t dark gray (1OYR 4/1)
mottles; massive; firm sticky and plastic; few fine
pores; mildly alkaline; brupt smooth boundary.
Cg-48 to 80 inches; gre n h gray (5GY 5/1) sandy
clay; common coar di tinct very dark gray (5Y
3/1) clay filling old cot oles; massive; firm, sticky
and plastic; com n me 'um and coarse decayed
old roots; comm mediu and coarse shell
fragments; mod rately alk ine; gradual smooth
boundary.
Meggett soils h Pe loamy A an E horizons and a
clayey and loam B horizon 40 to 0 inches thick. The
soils range fro very strongly acid o slightly acid in the
A and E horiz s except where I'm has been added.
The B horizo ranges from slightly X 'id to moderately
alkaline.
The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10 R, value of 2 to 4,
and chro of 1 or 2. It is less than 1 inches thick.
The E horizon has hue of 1 OYR, va e of 4 to 6, and
chroma f 1 or 2. It is sandy loam. Som pedons do not
have a E horizon.
The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5 , value of 4 to
7, an chroma of 1 or 2. It is clay, sandy lay, or clay
T e BCg horizon has hue of 5GY or 5GJvalue of 4 to
6, nd chroma of 1 and has colors similar o those of the
Bt horizon. The BCg horizon is sandy clay or sandy clay
loam.

faven County, North Carolina
The dominant trees on this soil are loblolly pine,
longleaf pine, re maple, water oak, sweetgum, s them
red oak, blackgu , and white oak. The common
understory plant include blueberry, bitter gallb ry,
"- redbay, greenbri, flowering dogwood, turkey ak,
blackjack oak, w myrtle, sassafras, grape, s eetbay,
Virginia creeper, ourwood, sweet pepperb h, and
threeawn grass. oughtiness is the main Ii itation for
woodland use an management.
The principal cr ps on this soil are to cco, corn,
soybeans, and wh at. Watermelons are also grown in a
few areas. The ma limitations for cro s are leaching of
plant nutrients and roughtiness. Win erosion is a
hazard. A common asture forage is oastal
bermudagrass.
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soils in higher areas smaller than 4 acres are shown n
the map with special symbols. The included soils m e
up about 10 to 15 percent of this map unit.
This tate soil is used mainly as cropland. In ew
areas, it • used as pasture or woodland.
The mai crops on this soil are corn, soyb ns,
tobacco, an heat. There are no major Ii tations to
the use of this oil for cultivated crops. P sture forages
include coastal b mudagrass, tall fesc e, and ladino
clover.
Loblolly pine, longle pine, sout rn red oak, laurel
oak, hickory, yellow-pop red ple, white oak, and
water oak are dominant on is oil. The understory
plants include flowering dogw d, sourwood, sweetbay,
redbay, American holly, blu er bitter gallberry,
Seasonal wetness seepage, an rare flooding of low- partridgeberry, grape, Vir ' is cree r, waxmyrtle,
lying areas limit the e of this soi as sites for buildings Carolina jessamine, an oison-ivy. ere are no major
and sanitary facilities. Dr
open ditches and tile re
ditches are difficult to
caving. The hazard of f
before planning use an
Summer droughtiness is
maintaining lawns and s
limitation for recreational
This Seabrook soil is i
in
woodland ordination syml
.StA-State loamy sar
is well drained. It is o
the Neuse River ar
"".ern and south
-egular in sh
ainage s tems that include limitations for woodla use and mana ment.
used in some places; however, Most of this soil s no major limitation for building
aintain cause of ditchbank site development d recreational uses; ho ver, low-
oding ould be determined lying areas are bject to rare flooding. The ha rd of
mana ement of specific sites. flooding shoul be determined before planning u and
limi tion in establishing and manageme of specific sites. Wetness and seepage are
ubs The sandy texture is a limitations or sanitary facilities.
se . This to soil is in capability class I. The woodland
ability subclass Ills. The ordination symbol is 10A.
9S.
to 2 percent slopes. This
i ridges on stream terraces
larger creeks in the
parts of the county. The
i range from 5 to 100
-rfac layer is rk grayish brown
t ick. The s surface layer is pale
sanL lepth of 1 inches. The subsoil
iepV ^hes. It s strong brown sandy
'-idle p its and yellowish
rt. he substratum to a
loamy sand and
the a ailable water
;d ranges rom very
in the surf ce layer,
.ipper part of t e subsoil
een added. The wer part of
astratum range fro very strongly
The seasonal high w ter table is 4
surface. Low-lying area of this soil
,e flooding.
this soil in mapping are smal areas of
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SuD-Suffolk loamy sand, 10 to 30 percent slopes.
This soil is well drained. It is on side slopes along large
drainageways on uplands. The areas are long and
narrow and range from 5 to 50 acres.
Typically, the surface layer is gray loamy sand 4
inches thick. The subsurface layer is pale brown loamy
sand to a depth of 14 inches. The subsoil extends to a
depth of 38 inches. It is strong brown sandy clay loam in
the upper part and yellowish brown sandy loam in the
lower part. The substratum to a depth of 80 inches is
brownish yellow loamy sand and strong brown sandy
loam.
Permeability of the subsoil is moderate, and the
available water capacity is low. This soil is very strongly
acid or strongly acid in the surface layer, subsurface
layer, and subsoil except where lime has been added.
The substratum ranges from very strongly acid to
medium acid. This soil does not have a water table
within a depth of 6 feet. Surface runoff is rapid because
of steepness of slope, and the soil is very susceptible to
erosion.
Included with this soil in mapping are areas of a soil
similar to Suffolk soil except that it has a sandy surface
layer and subsurface layer that are more than 20 inches
thick. Also included are some areas of soils that have a
avis a soi s. a one oe soi s are we clayey subsoil and areas of wetter soils that are in
,d t ey occur at random within the apped seepage areas. These soils occur at random within the
,re Al avista soils are moderately well rained mapped areas. In a few places, marl is exposed on the
slight y lower on the landscape than the State lower part of side slopes. The included soils make up 20
ome ar as of wet soils in depressions and sandy to 30 percent of this map unit.
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This Suffolk soil is used mainly as woodland. In a few
areas, it is used for pasture forages, such as coastal
bermudagrass.
The dominant trees on this soil are loblolly pine, white
oak, southern red oak, hickory, American beech, red
maple, Shumard oak, yellow-poplar, water oak,
blackgum, post oak, and sweetgum. The important
understory includes flowering dogwood, sourwood,
sweetbay, redbay, grape, partridgeberry, bitter gallberry,
waxmyrtle, sassafras, Carolina jessamine, Virginia
creeper, poison-ivy, and blueberry. There are no major
limitations for woodland use and management.
This soil is generally not used as cropland because of
slope and the severe hazard of erosion in areas that are
not protected by plant cover.
Slope limits the use of this soil as sites for buildings,
sanitary facilities, and recreation. Other soil properties
are generally favorable for these uses.
This Suffolk soil is in capability subclass Vle. The
woodland ordination symbol is 8R.
TaB-Tarboro sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes. This s
is somewhat excessively drained. It is on gently
undo ikting ridges on stream terraces mainly in the
central nd northwestern parts of the county along the
Neuse R er, Trent River, and the larger creeks. The
areas are egular in shape and range from 5 to 300
acres.
Typically, th surface layer is dark grayish brown sar
5 inches thick. e underlying material to a depth of 8(
inches is brownis yellow and yellow sand.
Permeability is ra id or very rapid and the availa e
water capacity is to The soil ranges from stron ac
to slightly acid except here lime has been ad d. It
does not have a water ble within a depth of feet.
Low-lying areas of this s ' are subject to ra flooding
Wind erosion is a hazard i areas that are of protect
by vegetation.
Included with this soil in ma ing ar small areas of
Conetoe, Seabrook, and Kureb ils. he Conetoe soil
are well drained, and the Kureb s ' are excessively
drained. These soils occur at ran o within the mapp
areas. The Seabrook soils are ode tely well draine
and are slightly lower on the I ndscap than the Tarb
soil. Some areas of wet soil in depress ns smaller t
4 acres are shown on the ap with a sp ial symbol.
The included soils make p about 10 to 15 ercent of
this map unit.
This Tarboro soil is sed mainly as woodlan In a f
areas, it is used as ropland or pasture.
The dominant t es on this soil are loblolly pine,
longleaf pine, s etgum, southern red oak, Shuma
oak, post oak, nd blackjack oak. The common
understory plants include turkey oak, bluejack oak,
sourwood, sassafras, redbay, blueberry, waxmyrtle,
grape, American beautyberry, threeawn grass, and
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flowering dogwood. Droughtiness is the main limitation
for woodland use and management.
Corn and soybeans are the main crops on this soil.
Small acreages ar/ea d for watermel ns. Droughtiness,
leaching of plant ts, and wind rosion limit the use
of this soil as cropCoastal be udagrass is the
common pasture f.
Except for cutbaving, st areas of this soil
have no major lims for iIding site development.
Rare flooding can da age in low-lying areas. The
hazard of flooding ld determined before planning
use and managemf pecific sites. Seepage is a
major limitation fory facilities, and th e sandy
surface layer is a ion for recreational uses.
This Tarboro socapability subclass Ills. The
woodland ordinati bol is 7S.
c-Torhun -Urban land complex. This complex
con 'sts of T rhunta soil and Urban land. A typical
map! d ar consists of about 50 percent Torhunta soil
and 30 0 40 percent Urban land. Torhunta soil is nearly
level an ery poorly drained. It is on broad flats and in
depre ion on uplands. The Urban land is in the cities
/shpe w Bern nd Havelock. The areas are irregular in
and n a from 1to 200 acres.
ically, Tor unta soil has a black fine sandy loam
surface layer 12 1 ches thick. The subsoil is dark grayish
brown sandy loam to a depth of 37 inches. The
substratum to a de th of 80 inches is grayish brown
loamy sand.
Permeability is mo erately rapid in the surface layer
and subsoil, and rapid in the substratum. The soil ranges
from extremely acid to trongly acid except where lime
has been added. The s sonal high water table is at or
near the surface, and wa er ponds in depressions except
in intensively drained area .
Urban land consists of a as used for buildings,
streets, driveways, and park g lots. These impermeable
areas increase surface runof causing water to pond in
inadequately drained areas (fi 18).
Included with this complex in apping are small areas
of Pantego and Rains soils. The ains soils are poorly
drained and are slightly higher on the landscape than the
Torhunta soil. The Pantego soils a e very poorly drained,
and they occur at random within th mapped areas. Also
included are small cut and fill areas here the natural
soil has been altered or covered. The e areas are
commonly adjacent to the Urban land. he included soils
make up about 10 to 20 percent of this ap unit.
Wetness limits the use of the Torhunta oil as sites for
buildings, sanitary facilities, and recreation. In most
places, artificial drainage systems that inclu open
ditches, tile, and land grading for surface drat age were
installed as urban development progressed. T 's has
reduced seasonal wetness somewhat. The san
underlying material causes ditchbank caving, an ditches
are difficult to maintain.
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Some pedons have a BCg horizon that has color
similar to those of the Btg horizon. The BCg horiz n is
sandy clay loam, clay loam, or clay.
The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, valu of 5 to
7, and chroma of 1 or 2; hue of 5GY, value of or 6,
? d chroma of 1; or it is neutral and has valub of 5 to 7.
his horizon is sandy, loamy, or clayey sedi ent.
ok Series
T e Seabrook series consists of mode ately well
drain d soils that formed in coarse text ed sediment.
Thes soils are on stream terraces. SI e is 0 to 2
perce t.
Typi al pedon of Seabrook loamy nd; 1.8 miles
north o Askin on U.S. Highway 17, .1 miles southwest
on trail, 0 feet south of trail, and 4 feet south of
railroad:
A-0 to 6 ches; dark brown (1 R 4/3) loamy sand;
weak edium granular stru ture; very friable;
commo fine roots; very s ongly acid; clear wavy
bounda .
C1-6 to 32 i
loamy sar
strongly a
C2-32 to 58 i
common r
single grai
boundary.
Cg-58 to 80 i
es; light yell wish brown (10YR 6/4)
single grain d; loose; few fine roots;
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Ap-0 to 8 inches; dark grayish b
and; weak medium granular
c mmon fine and medium ro,
w boundary.
E-8 to 3 inches; pale brown (1
wea medium granular struct
com n fine and medium r
wavy b undary.
i (10YR 4/2) loamy
cture; very friable;
slightly acid; abrupt
16/3) loamy sand;
very friable;
slightly acid; clear
Bt-13 to 3 \fi es; strong bro n (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
clay loa eak medium s bangular blocky
structurble, slightly s icky and slightly plastic;
commoand mediu ro ots; common.fine
pores; very ror
BC-38 to 43 inch s
loam; weak me
very strongly aci
C1-43 to 53 inches;
sand; massive; v
wavy boundary.
C2-53 to 70 inches;
common thin len
loamy sand and
single grained;
gly aci gradual wavy boundary.
yello sh brown (10YR 5/6) sandy
um gr nular structure; very friable;
gr ual wavy boundary.
ro nish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy
riable; medium acid; gradual
ish yellow (10YR 6/8) sand;
strong brown (7.5YR 5/6)
ile brown (10YR 7/4) sand;
m
gradual w vy boundary. State soils hav sandy A a E horizons and loamy B
hes; very ale brown (10YR 7/3) sand; horizon 35 to 60 nches thick u derlain by sandy or
ium fain light gray (2.5Y 7/2) mottles; loamy sediment The soils are v ry strongly acid or
loose; medium acid; gradual wavy strongly acid i the A, E, and the pper part of the B
common mean
mottles; single
Seabrook soils h
thick. The soils ran
acid except where
common small co
The A horizon
chroma of 2 or
horizon excep where lime has be n added. The lower
/int gray (2.5Y 7/2) sand; part of the B orizon and the C hor on range `-o r
very pale brown (10YR 7/3) strongly aci to medium acid.
ned; loose; slightly acid. The A or p horizon has hue of 10 R, value of 4 or 5,
and chrom of 2 or 3.
sandy horizons 80 inches or more The E h rizon has hue of 10YR, valu of 6 or 7, and
•om very strongly acid to slightly chroma o 3 to 8. It is loamy sand or loa y fine sand.
has been added. Few to Some pe ons do not have an E horizon.
ns are in some pedons. The B horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10Y value of 5
i of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and 6 h f 6 8
The C horizo has hue 1
7, and chroma of 3 to 8.
10YR or 2.5Y value of 6 0
Mottles orb se colors that
occur withi 40 inches of th
horizons ar sand, loamy sE
sand.
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or , an c roma o or . It is sandy clay to m.
The BC horizon has colors similar to the Bt h rizon
or
10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to
3 Cg horizon has hue of ,
it is mottled in shades of red, yellow, or brown. The BC
7, and chroma of 1 or 2. horizon is sandy loam or fine sandy loam.
lave chroma of 2 or less The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to
surface. The C and Cg , and chroma of 2 to 8. It is sandy or loamy sediment.
r d, loamy fine sand, or fine
11 uffolk Series
The tate series consists of ell drained soils that
forme in moderately fine textur d sediment. These soils
are o stream terraces. Slope ranges from 0 to 2
T pica) pedon of State loamy sa d, 0 to 2 percent
slopes; 6 miles north of North Hari we on State Road
17 PO to a private road 0.1 mile eas of Long Creek, 0.3
le north on the private road, and 0 feet east of road:
The Suffolk series consists of well drained soils that
formed in moderately fine textured sediment. These soils
are on uplands. Slope ranges from 10 to 30 percent.
Typical pedon of Suffolk loamy sand, 10 to 30 percent
slopes; 5 miles north of main gate of Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station, 0.1 mile beyond base
swimming pool, and 150 feet south of road:
A-0 to 4 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) loamy sand; weak
fine and medium granular structure; very friable;
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common fine, medium, and coarse roots; very
strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
E-4 to 14 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy sand;
weak medium granular structure; very friable;
common fine and medium roots; very strongly acid;
abrupt wavy boundary.
Bt-14 to 30 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic;
few fine roots; common fine pores; very strongly
acid; gradual wavy boundary.
BC-30 to 38 inches, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy
loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure;
very friable; very strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
C1-38 to 70 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy
sand; massive; very friable; few small pockets of
uncoated sand; occasional lenses or pockets of
sandy loam increasing in abundance with depth;
very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
C2-70 to 80 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
loam; massive; very friable; very strongly acid.
Suffolk soils have sandy A and E horizons and a
orizon 30 to 48 inches thick underlain by
,y or loamy sediment. The soils are very strongly
acid or st:;.y;y acid in the A, E, and B horizons except
where lime has been added. The C horizon ranges from
very strongly acid to medium acid.
The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to
5, and chroma of 1 to 4.
The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to
7, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is loamy sand or loamy fine
sand.
The Bt and BC horizons have hue of 7.5YR or 10YR,
value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. The Bt horizon is
sandy clay loam or clay loam, and the BC horizon is
sandy loam or fine sandy loam.
The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to
7, and chroma of 2 to 8; or it is mottled in shades of red,
yellow, brown, or gray. This horizon is sandy or loamy
sediment.
Tarboro Series
e Tarboro series consists of somewhat cessively
drain soils that formed in coarse textur sediment.
These s 'Is are on stream terraces. S pe ranges from 0
to 6 pence
Typical pe n of Tarboro sa , 0 to 6 percent slopes;
10 miles north New Bern n State Road 1400 to State
Road 1482, 0.1 mi no on State Road 1482, and 50
feet east of road:
A-0 to 5 inches ark gr sh brown (10YR 4/2) sand;
weak fine anular struc re; very friable; common
fine roo , strongly acid; c r wavy boundary.
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C1-5 to 30 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sa
single grained; loose; medium acid; diffuse wa
boundary.
C2 30 to 80 inches; yellow (10YR 7/6) sand; ' gle
ained; loose; slightly acid.
Tarb ro soils have sandy horizons 80 inc sr more
thick. T soil ranges from strongly acid to lightly acid
except w ere lime has been added.
The A h rizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10 R, value of 3
to 5, and c roma of 2 to 4.
The C hor on has hue of 10YR, val of 5 to 8, and
chroma of 3 8; or hue of 7.5YR, val e of 5 to 7, and
chroma of 6 0 8. Colors generally ar paler with
increasing del . The C horizon is s nd or loamy sand.
Tomotley S
The Tomotley s
that formed in mod
soils are on stream
percent.
Typical pedon of
north of North Harp
east of the road:
consists 91 poorly drained soils
aly fine t tured sediment. These
aces. SI iDe is less than 2
on
A-0 to 8 inches; biack 1 C
weak medium granu
fine and medium roo
wavy boundary.
Eg-8 to 11 inches; ligh b
sandy loam; weak e(
friable; common fi e n
wavy boundary.
Btg-11 to 33 inches; light
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YR 2/1) fine sandy loam;
structure; very friable; many
very strongly acid; abrupt
vnish gray (10YR 6/2) fine
m granular structure; very
Is; very strongly acid; clear
yellow (10YR 6/ ) mottles;
subangular bloc y structure;
and slightly pla tic; few fine
pores; very str ngly acid; gn
BCg-33 to 41 inc es; light gray
loam• comm medium disti
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friable, slightly sticky
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(1 YR 7/2) fine sandy
is brownish yellow
(10YR 6/6) ottles; weak medi m subangular
blocky stru ure; very friable; ve strongly acid;
gradual wa boundary.
Cg1-41 to 47 inches; light gray (10Y 7/2) loamy sand;
common edium distinct brownis yellow (10YR
6/6) mot es; massive; very friable, very strongly
acid; cle r wavy boundary.
Cg2-47 to 0 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; single
oraine , loose; medium acid.
Tomotle soils have loamy A, E, and horizons 40 to
60 inches hick underlain by sandy or to y sediment.
The soils ange from extremely acid to s ongly acid in
the A, E, nd B horizons except where lime has been
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1.424 Caroliiiz Avenue
Wasi,ingion, N.C. 27889
(919) 94&6481

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Please type. or print. Caref?ally describe all anticipated
evelol? rent activities, including consif-Liction, cxcava-
Lioil, fillh, paving, Ia_nd C1canng, and storiri\' tci corl-
t0i. ii rc_C)uestp_d ilu0rrIlatioil is no! rclevall'f to your
p i"O)C wilt(; VA (n0 <?p,>1.icab!e.). ftems -9
;11'1v:.1sc c i;-)le ed f0i st1': proj-Cts.

fill_j-nc of 40' wetlands_i7d-1-1-b ?Le s'ari'
11: you plan to build a marina, also copIplete d,nd
attaCll T orn) DCkl-;v1?'-2.
1`. )= tilc pIC)1)os d 'ctil'ity n aintenaiice Of an
F??istino prOjC'Ci:, IIeV.' work, or 1)0tll`J
Ni)
C. r.i ill c^ 1-ii0j`.'c1 fC)i COrnTllurui; privai-, or
CGri;ITlefCial LSC".?I
AddreSs P.O? L i_1ti9
Cilj'Bern Slalc
Llt) 28560 ,av hon-. 1919, 1,--1 i 27 2
d. .!> Sciibc,'01-1 pla:rinCd Iise of ttlr. )i"JjC.Ci.
b. Yrcject Ilani.e.. (if any) _Royal oa"1.11s
C. If tilt app'iCant is IlOt: thie lc,):1.CiOV,T.0.e .SO f 1V tll.'.
o,wn,,,r's ml jne, and add-ss.
_.f„ _sa e cN_
01 'C"'_'EH11STiCS
a. S; 7-c of entirc tract

a. Strc ,6 addi'C.ss or secondary road nuinb-cr
SR 1.7.76 , SR 1904
b. City, t:ovr 1, CoiTuntil?.ity, lr.n6anark
Carolina Pines
C. C0'10n',.-?,__ Craven
6. is pr op'o,led ?s.osl `,'i'illl'..n city, 1) u7. _i.CS or
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Neu, se Rj_ver_
p ...f I. F. S3 k f 7t i.
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85 ac
1). Site of iridividilal lot(s) uindeteL7[1)_Tled
c. Elevation of tract above mean sea level or
i,;ationai Ceodeift Vertical Datum
range 3' to 30'___ _-_----..__-_-- _A
d. Soil type(s) alld texture(s) of tract
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e. t:;U,?zt,cnontra.cat?_v
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Bec-,ch,T ap1e r Gu [l, Dogirood rBolly' Poplar
f. :Jan-rl^rde features now on tracttC o7_rCour_SC-_'?Res'_CtC`.Yli J.a.t
D vel_opment -
g `' Tia.t is the Cl?OVA ,and Use Ph it Classification of_-
-ihe si.tc,? (COI1SJ11t -d)ce local 1a3qd use })pan.)
f;on'serv flor1 X '•-lFLII it10Y1a.
.i)evclopc f Comi: ur.11ty
?:Zriral the.r
ll. v I: tl-.te tiact zo-1 C by'ocal govcninleilt?
! ow arc: adjaci?ait v,'aters classified?
St3__-NSW ----
a. DeSCJIb: ^c,l? de?'tfOpitl cn aCt:iYit?'.S you. l)rapose (Tor ),-.. r r•
J, , -_Ias a professional archaeo1 . ogicp _l survey been
exa,nf;! , boil ?.ing a home, inotc", naau-ina, b)ikaicad, carzied out for the tract? No if so, by
or
as a. dam to create an impo- -Idrtlen_l-. and se--_ve
a road crossina .
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5 15PLAND DE!/ELOPME- NIT
Complete this seciion if the project includes any land
development.
l'ype and riurnber of buildings, :iaciLities; or
strndcturespropo"ed---- "__--
b. l,,durnt:er of lots orpiarcc:ls
atersupply source
- n. If tll;, pr?sjcct is oceanr?"ont development, desciiL?.
the steps that will bc taken to main: in established
public beacH accessways or provide new access.
c. i=Density (;:rive i< e number of resi.denii:.I units and the
units per acx e.} ---- --- - ----- - ------.. --
a. Size of area, to be. o;. disturbed
e. If'the proposed project will disturb rnore than one
acre of lard, the Divisioi, of"L arid: Resources must
receive. an erosion anal sedimentation control plan at
bast 30 days before lend disturbing activity lx.gh:s.
If applicable, has a sedimentation. and erosion
control plan been submitted to the Division of Land
RC, S llrees?
`. . percentage of the. tract within 75 feet of
h water to be covered by impermeable
brdlddngs, roof=S.
g. :gist the inaterials, such as marl, paver stone, asphalt,
or concrete, to b:, used for paved surfaces.
h. I applicable, has a storinwater rnanagernent plain
I-een submitted w the. Division of Environmental
lvianagement?-__--
i. Describe proposed sewage disposal arid./or waste
watertreatnlent " C1?itieS.
j. 'A rave these facilities received state or local approval.?
k Dl scribe existing treatment facilities.
I. Describe location and t?,rpe of discharges to waters of
the state (for example, surface runoff, sanitary
wastewater, industrial/corrunercial effluent, "wash
down").
2
o. If the project is on the ocea:Td. ori, what will be the
elevation above mean sea level of the first habitable
floor?
I I\,F0 YVI AT 10 N
a. Describe below the purpose of proposed excavation
or fill activities (excluding bulkheads, which are
covercrd in Section 7).
Access channel
(2AIL'U) or (NW-Q/
Boat basin
O.her (break-
water, pier,
boat ramp,
r oc'x j etty)
:rill placed in
wetland or below
P?-I W
Upland fill
areas
Length Width De-pth
b. Amount ofrnaterial to be. excavated from below
water levcl in.cubic yards 0
c. Type of material N/A
d. Does the area to be excavated include marshland, ;
swamps, or other wetlands?
e. High ground excavation, in cubic yards
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f. Dime lions of spoil disposal area c. Shoreline erosion during preceding 12 months, in
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_- -`--- ---- ----- _ feet _'- - - _ _
r Location of spoil disposal area __ N/A .h. .'Do you claim title to the disposal ar.a? N/A _---
if not, auacli a letter„ ranting permission fI0 i1 the
{;1L'Ile1 ,
i. ,'ill disposal. area be available for finure
3nafiliena^c :? NIA,
If s o, W,r,ere?
j. Docs the disposal area include any marshland,
swamps, or water areas?
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k. Will ne;:iJl ma.Iefiall be placed below rn aj-, l; ah
Water]?-_--- No -
1. Amount of fill it cubic yards _ 4000
in. Type of 3,111 m ateri all _ Sand
n. Sourceoff-JImateiial Off si:Le Borrow
o. V,%Iill. fill Iaterial be placed on rnai sh or other
wet!^Ilds? Yes
s of iht we-da-nd to be filled
841 z,ide x 150' long
q. How will excavated or fill material be kept on site
and erosion controlled?
Si.-It fence, vecretative cover
r:Iiat ??rpe"cif oorls? uctiori ezLipment ?Tritl b used
(for example, draglinr_ bacltihoe, orliydratiJ.ic
dredfe)?F c-, votor?T?ump u_clDozer',
Motor- Grader, Compacto?.`-___ ??--A
s. Will wella3lds be crossed in transporting equipment
to p',cject site? -hi2_ Jf yes, e.xplair, stc;l)s that V,,i11
b : i:< --i to lessen env. ni21eiataJ mipa.cts.
Ei?UNE Ss Ac„ LhA1GGO6\'
a. Length of bulkhead or riprap
N/A
b. Average distance waterward of mean high water or
normal,v ater level N/A
d. TypeofbuW- lead material
N/A
e. ATnount of fill, in cubic yards, to be placed below
N/A
mcm high water---- - --
f. Typ 'fill nia'-,n l - N/A

In audi ien to the conipletcd appli.ca`iio i fo n, the fo)1ov ,-
ing itenis must be subniitte.d:
A. cop of the deed (vAth state application only) of other
instrument under which the applican! claims title to the
affected propeie),. If ilic applicant iS not claiming to be
the owner of said property, then forward a copy of the
deed or other instiwnerlt under wh_i ch the o\?Me'r clairns
title, plus, written permission from the owner to carry out
the proj ect.
An accurate work plat (including plan view and cross
sectional drawings) drawn to scale in black ink on an 8
1%2 x 1.1 white paper. (Refer to Coastal Resources
Commission Rule W.0203 for a detailed description.)
Please note that original drawings are prefer.°e.d and
only high quality copies will be accepted.: Blue-line
prints or other larger plats are acceptable only if 18 high
quality copies are provided by applicant. (Contact the
U.S. A-my Corps of Engineers regarding that agency's
use of larger drawings.) A site or location reap is a part
of plat requirements and it must he sufficient=ly detailed
to guide agency personnel unfamiliar viii, h the area to the
site. Include county road (SR) numbers, landmarks, and
tbrr Dike.
/ rtor."r lwate! rlianagement plan, if applicable, that
may have been developed in consultation with the
Division of Environmental Management..
A list of the, names and complete addresses of the
adjacentwaterfront. (riparian) landowners. These
individuals have 30 days in which to submit c6mments
on the proposed project to The :division of Coastal
!ianagerrient and should be advised by the applicant of
that opportunity.
3191 3
Name Stately Pines Part.ne.Y_-0ai2--
Ada Addless P.O. Box 907
New Barn, N.C.. 28563
Name James A & Norma TnT. ix1 t ? -_-__--
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Address 220 1 est Palmer Drive
New Be-rn.. N.C.
2?32?------ --
N?n;e
Address
A. list of previous state or federal permits issued for
work on the project u mct. Include permit numbers,
permittee, and issuing dates.
A check for $250 made payable to the Department of
Environment, Health, and Natural Resources to cover
the costs of processing the application.
A sipneu tys ilazarci notice for projects in oceanfront
:as.
A .: ate:ent on the use of public funds. If the project
involves the expenditure of public funds, attach a state-
ment documenting compliance with tide North Carolina
Environmental Policy Act (N.C.G.S. 113A--1 to 10).

4
9 CERTIFICATION AND REMISSION
TO ENTER ON LAND
Any permit issued in response to this application will
flow only the development described in the application.
T h-, project will be subject to conditions and restrictions
contained in the permit.
I certify that to the hest of my knowledge., the proposed
activity complies with the State of 1No.rth Carolina's ap-
proved Coastal Management Program and will be cora-
d>>cted in a ma_*tner consistent with such program.
1 fu;-Mier certify that 1 am authorized to grant, and do in
fact, grant permission to representatives of state and
federal review agencies to enter on the aforementioned
lands in connection with evaluating information related
to Lds permit application and follow-up monitoring of
p,oj°ct. yr°
i; s is th,2'/13 da.y`fjNoV'yinber 1992
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symbol. The included soils make up about 0 to 20
percent of this map unit.
This Exum soil is used mainly as wo land. In a few
areas, it is used as pasture or cropla .
The dominant trees on this soil a loblolly pine, water
oak, longleaf pine, southern rrerbush, d, yellow-poplar,
sweetgum, red maple, white nd blackgum.
Common understory plants aering dogwood,
redbay, sweetleaf, sweet pe sourwood,
waxmyrtle, American holly, weetbay, bitter gallberry,
greenbrier, honeysuckle, oison-ivy, Virginia creeper,
blueberry, grape, and C olina jessamine. There are no
major limitations for w odiand use and management.
The major crops o this soil are corn, soybeans,
tobacco, and whey. Wetness is the main limitation, and
a drainage syste that includes the and open ditches
may be needed, specially in areas where tobacco is
grown. Erosion is a hazard near drainageways. Pasture
forages inclu tall fescue and ladino clover.
Seasonal etness is the main limitation to use of this
col! as site... for buildings and recreation. Wetness can be
UUceu u- a drainage system that includes land grading
,r surfa e drainage and by the use of the and open
ditches Conservation practices need to be used to
osion near drainageways at construction sites.
ThA Exum soil is in capability subclass Ilw. The
woodland ordination symbol is 9W.
GoA-Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent
slopes. This soil is moderately well drained. It is in
slightly convex areas on uplands near drainageways
throughout the county. The areas are irregular in shape
and range from 5 to 300 acres.
Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown loamy fine
sand 10 inches thick. The subsoil extends to a depth of
72 inches. It is brownish yellow fine sandy loam and
sandy clay loam in the upper part. The middle part is
brownish yellow and light yellowish brown sandy clay
loam that has light brownish gray mottles, and the lower
part is light brownish gray sandy clay loam. The
substratum to a depth of 80 inches is light brownish gray
clay loam.
Permeability of the subsoil is moderate, and the
available water capacity is moderate. The soil is very
strongly acid or strongly acid except where lime has
been added. The seasonal high water table is 2 to 3 feet
below the surface.
Included with this soil in mapping are small areas of
Norfolk, Craven, Exum, Onslow, and Lynchburg soils.
The Norfolk soils are well drained and are in slightly
higher areas or closer to drainageways than the
Goldsboro soil. The Lynchburg soils are somewhat
poorly drained and are in depressions. The Craven,
Onslow, and Exum soils are moderately well drained.
Occurring at random within the map unit are these soils
and some areas of a soil similar to Goldsboro soil except
that it has sandy layers 40 to 60 inches below the
Soil Survey
surface. Some areas of wet soils are in depressions.
These areas are smaller than 4 acres and are shown on
the map with a special symbol. The included soils make
up about 15 to 25 percent of this map unit.
This Goldsboro soil is used mainly as cropland. In a
few areas, it is used as pasture or woodland.
The major crops on this soil are corn, tobacco,
soybeans, and wheat. Because of wetness, a drainage
system that includes the and open ditches may be
needed, especially in areas where tobacco is grown.
Pasture forages include tall fescue, ladino clover, and
coastal bermudagrass.
Loblolly pine, longleaf pine, southern red oak, water
oak, white oak, yellow-poplar, sweetgum, red maple, and
blackgum are dominant on this soil. The understory
plants include flowering dogwood, redbay, Virginia
creeper, sweetleaf, sweet pepperbush, waxmyrtle,
American holly, sweetbay, bitter gallberry, greenbrier,
honeysuckle, poison-ivy, blueberry, grape, and Carolina
jessamine. There are no major limitations for woodland
use and management.
Seasonal wetness is the main limitation to use of this
soil as sites for buildings, sanitary facilities, and
recreation. Wetness can be reduced by a drainage
system that includes land grading for surface drainage
and by the use of tile and open ditches.
This Goldsboro soil is in capability subclass Ilw. The
woodland ordination symbol is 9W.
Gr-Grantham silt loam. This soil is nearly level and
poor) drained. It is on broad flats and in depressio is
upland vainly south of New Bern between Stat Road
1111 an .S. Highway 70. The areas are irre lar in
shape and angle from 5 to 600 acres.
Typically, th surface layer is black silt I am 5 inches
thick. The subs ace layer is light brow 'sh gray silt
loam to a depth o 0 inches. The sub oil is gray silt
loam and silty clay to m to a depth 72 inches. The
substratum to a depth 80 inches s gray silty clay
loam.
Permeability of the subso is oderately slow. The soil
ranges from extremely acid to trongly acid except
where lime has been added h seasonal high water
table is at or near the surf ce. Wa r ponds in
depressions for brief per' ds except here a drainage
system has been instal d.
Included with this s it in mapping are all areas of
Lynchburg, Pantego f ains, and Leaf soils. The
Lynchburg soils ar somewhat poorly drain and are in
slightly higher are s than the Grantham soil, he
Pantego soils ar very poorly drained and are i
depressions. T e Rains and Leaf soils are poorl drained
and occur at r ndom within the map unit. Also in uded
are a few are s of soils that are somewhat poorly
drained and ilty. These soils are in slightly higher a eas
than the Grantham soil. The included soils make up
about 10 to 15 percent of this map unit.
Criven County, North Carolina
Some pedons have a C horizon that is similar in color
to the BCg horizon and is loamy, Silty r ''clayey
sediment.
Goldsboro Series
The Goldsboro series consists of moderately well
drained soils that formed in moderately fine textured
sediment. These soils are on uplands. Slope ranges from
0 to 2 percent.
Typical pedon of Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to 2
percent slopes; 3.5 miles north of Washington Forks on
State Road 1401, 0.25 mile north of Bachelor Creek
Bridge, and 75 feet east of road:
Ap-0 to 10 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy
fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very
friable; common fine roots; neutral; abrupt smooth
boundary.
BE-10 to 13 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine
sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; very friable; few fine roots; slightly acid;
clear smooth boundary.
Bt1-13 to 24 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy
clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky
`triable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic;
tew fine roots; common fine pores; very strongly
acid; clear smooth boundary.
Bt2-24 to 39 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy
clay loam; common medium faint reddish yellow
(7.5YR 6/8) mottles and common fine and medium
distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) mottles;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable,
slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine
pores; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3-39 to 62 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4)
sandy clay loam; many medium faint light brownish
gray (10YR 6/2) mottles and common fine and
medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) mottles;
weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable,
slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few fine pores;
very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
3Cg-62 to 72 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2)
sandy clay loam; many medium faint pale brown
(10YR 6/3) mottles and few fine prominent red
(2.5YR 5/6) mottles; weak medium subangular
blocky structure; few pockets and lenses of clay
loam; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; very
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Cg-72 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay
loam; many medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3)
mottles and few fine prominent red (2.5YR 5/6)
mottles; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly
sticky and slightly plastic; very strongly acid.
Goldsboro soils have a sandy A horizon and loamy B
iorizon 60 to 80 inches thick. The soils are very strongly
'acid or strongly acid except where lime has been added.
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The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value
of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 or 2.
Some pedons have an E horizon that has hue of 10YR
or 2.5Y, value of 6 or 7, and chroma of 2 to 4. This
horizon is loamy fine sand or loamy sand.
The Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to
7, and chroma of 3 to 8. Mottles that have chroma of 1
or 2 are within 30 inches of the surface. Some pedons
have a Btg horizon that has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value
of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 and has mottles in
shades of yellow, brown, or red. The Bt and Btg horizons
are sandy clay loam.
The BCg horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5
to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2. Mottles are in shades of
yellow, brown, or red. The BCg horizon is sandy loam,
fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam.
The Cg horizon is similar in color to the BCg horizon
and is sandy, loamy, or clayey sediment.
Grantham Series
The Grantham series consists of poorly drained soils
that formed in moderately fine textured sediment. These
soils creed uplands. Slope is less than 2 percent.
Typical pe on of Grantham silt loam; 6.5 fes south
of New Bern State Road 1111, 0.75 mil west on
State Road 111 , and 30 feet south of ro d:
A-0 to 5 inches; ack (iOYR 2/1) sil loam; weak
medium granula structure; very
fable; many fine
and medium root , very strong acid; clear wavy
boundary.
Eg-5 to 10 inches; ligh browni gray (10YR 6/2) silt
loam; weak medium anu r structure; very friable;
common fine roots; ve rongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.
Btg-10 to 60 inches; gray 1 YR 6/1) silt loam;
common fine and me iu distinct yellowish brown
(10YR 5/8) and red sh ye low (7.5YR 6/8) mottles;
weak medium sub gular b cky structure; friable,
slightly sticky and lightly pl tic; few fine roots;
common fine por s; very stro gly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
BCg-60 to 72 inc es; gray (10YR /1) silty clay loam;
common fine nd medium distin t yellowish brown
(10YR 5/8) nd reddish yellow ( . YR 6/8) mottles;
weak medi subangular blocky s ucture; friable,
slightly sti y and slightly plastic; ve strongly acid;
gradual w vy boundary.
Cg-72 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 6/1) sil clay loam;
commo medium distinct yellowish bro n (10YR
5/8) m tles; massive; friable, slightly sti ky and
slightly lastic; very strongly acid.
Grantham soils have loamy A, E, and B horizons more
than 60 inches thick. The soils range from extremely
acid to strongly acid except where lime has been added.
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creeper, redbay, Virginia chainfern, and cinnamon fern. Included with these soils in mapping are areas of
Wetness is the main limitation. Logging when the soil is Dorovan, Arapahoe, Deloss, Roanoke, and Tomotley
wet causes deep ruts, compaction, poor surface soils, which are very poorly drained. The Dorovan soils
drainage, and lower productivity. Areas managed for are in lower areas than Masontown and Muckalee soils.
`- loblolly pine are ditched and bedded. The Arapahoe, Deloss, Roanoke, and Tomotley soils are
Corn, soybeans, and wheat are the main crops on this on slightly higher stream terraces. The included soils
soil. Wetness is a major limitation. Because the slowly make up about 30 percent of this map unit.
permeable subsoil limits internal drainage, open ditches Nearly all of the acreage of the Masontown and
and land grading for surface drainage are used to reduce Muckalee soils is native woodland (fig. 13). The
wetness. Tile is generally not used. Tillage needs to be dominant trees are sweetgum, baldcypress, blackgum,
avoided if the soil is wet because soil structure is green ash, swamp tupelo, red maple, willow oak, water
destroyed and large clods form, resulting in ponding and oak, American elm, and swamp chestnut oak. The
a poor seedbed. Pasture forages include tall fescue and common understory plants include Virginia willow,
ladino clover. redbay, poison-ivy, greenbrier, lizardstail, black willow,
This soil is generally not used as sites for buildings, arrowhead, American hornbeam, American holly, sedges,
sanitary facilities, or recreation because of wetness, climbing hydrangea, Alabama supplejack, netted
ponding in low areas, and slow permeability. Other chainfern, Pennsylvania smartweed, cattail, royal fern,
limitations are shrink-swell potential and the clayey and cinnamon fern. These wetland areas produce large
subsoil. mounts of food for wildlife and support a wide variety of
This Meggett soil is in capability subclass IVw. The animals (11). Tree growth is excellent; however, because
woodland ordination sybmol is 11 W. of wetness and flooding, managing this soil for timber
production is difficult.
MM-Masontown mucky fine sandy loam and These soils are not generally used as cropland or as
luckalee sandy loam, frequently flooded. These soils sites for buildings, sanitary facilities, or recreation
%., ; ; - ody drained and poorly drained. because of wetness and flooding.
od plains throt nhor.rt the county. The Masontown soil is in capability subclass Vllw.
Masontown soi! is very poorly grained and is mainly in Muckalee soil is in capability subclass Vw. The woodland
depressions on the broad flood plains. The Muckalee ordination symbol for Masontown soil is 12W. It is 7W for
soil is poorly drained. It is near stream channels on the Muckalee soil.
broad flood plains and is dominant on the narrow flood
plains. The areas are long, variable in width, and range Mu-Murville mucky loamy sand. This soil is nearly
from 10 to more than 2,000 acres. They contain either or level an very poorly drained. It is on broad flats and in
both of these soils in variable proportions. The areas are depressio s on stream terraces and uplands. Som of
difficult to traverse because of ponded water and dense the larger a as of this soil are in the vicinity of ,
vegetation, so observations of these soils were not as Bridgeton. Th areas are irregular in shape d range
detailed as those of other soils. The mapping, however, from 10 to mor than 3,000 acres.
was controlled well enough to make interpretations for Typically, the s rface layer is black cky loamy sand
the expected use. 10 inches thick. T subsoil is dark r ddish brown
The Masontown soil makes up about 40 percent of weakly cemented s d to a depth f 36 inches. The
this map unit. Typically, the surface layer is black mucky underlying material to depth o 0 inches is dark brown
fine sandy loam and fine sandy loam 60 inches thick. sand.
The underlying material to a depth of 80 inches is light Permeability of the su o' is moderately rapid. The
brownish gray sand. soil ranges from extremel acid to strongly acid. The
The Muckalee soil makes up about 30 percent of this high water table is at or e the surface most of the
map unit. Typically, the surface layer is very dark grayish time, and water pond frequ tly for brief to long
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brown sandy loam 5 inches thick. The underlying - t to rare flooding.
periods. This soil is so sub
material to a depth of 80 inches is dark gray sandy loam Included with th' soil in map 'ng are small areas of
and gray loamy sand. Torhunta, Arapa oe, Leon, Croat n, and Ponzer soils.
Permeability is moderately rapid in Masontown soil and The Torhunta d Arapahoe soils re very poorly drained
moderate in Muckalee soil. Masontown soil ranges from and occur at andom in the mappeo areas. The Leon
medium acid to mildly alkaline throughout. Muckalee soil soils are po rly.drained and are sligh y higher on the
ranges from strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface landscape han the Murville soil. The roatan and
layer and from medium acid to neutral in the underlying Ponzer s Is are very poorly drained an are in the
material. The seasonal high water table is at or near the center o the mapped areas. The includ soils make up
surface in Masontown soil and within 1.5 feet of the about 1 to 20 percent of this map unit.
surface in Muckalee soil. These soils are frequently The ac reage of this Murville soil is in native vegetation.
flooded for long periods. The two types of vegetation are "short pocosin" and

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Lynchburg soils have loamy A, E, and Z horizons 60 to
3O inches ick. The soils range from tremely acid to
strongly aci except where lime has een added.
The A or Ap orizon has hue of OYR or 2.5Y, value
if 2 to 4, and ch ma of 1 or 2.
The E horizon ha ue of 1 R or 2.5Y, value of 4 to
and chroma of 2 to . It i ine sandy loam or sandy
oam.
The Bt horizon hash o OYR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to
and chroma of 1 to Some edons do not have a Bt
iorizon. The Btg hor' on begins ithin a depth of 20
nches. It has hue 10YR or 2.5 ,value of 5 to 7, and
,hroma of 1 or 2 and common to m y mottles in
>hades of yello , brown, red, or gray. e Bt and Btg
iorizons are ndy clay loam or clay loa .
The BCg orizon is similar in color to the tg horizon
rnd is sa y clay loam, sandy loam, sandy ell clay
oam, or ine sandy loam.
The g horizon has hue of 1 OYR to 5Y, value of 5 to
an chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral and as value of
> to 7. This horizon is sandy, loamy, o yey sediment.
Masontown Series
The Masontown series consists of very poorly drained
"-hat formed in moderately coarse textured alluvium
are on flood plains. Slope is less than 2
)ercent.
Typical pedon of Masontown mucky fine sandy loam,
i an area of Masontown mucky fine sandy loam and
Auckalee sandy loam, frequently flooded; 1 mile east of
'ort Barnwell on North Carolina Highway 55 to State
load 1259, 1.5 miles south on State Road 1259 to
)ridge, and 100 feet east of road on north side of creek:
0-0 to 20 inches; black (10YR 2/1) mucky fine sandy
loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable;
many fine and medium roots; medium acid; gradual
wavy boundary.
?2-20 to 60 inches; black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam;
massive; very friable; common fine roots; slightly
acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
:g-60 to 80 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2)
sand; single grained; loose; neutral.
Masontown soils have a dark color, loamy A horizon
lore than 24 inches thick underlain by sandy or loamy
.Iluvium. The soils range from medium acid to mildly
Ikaline throughout.
The A horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3,
.nd chroma of 1 or 2; or it is neutral and has value of 2
r 3.
The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 4 to
and chroma of 1 to 2; or it is neutral and has value of
to 7. This horizon is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silt
)am, loam, loamy sand, or sand. Thin strata of finer
:xture are in some pedons, but the soil between depths
f 10 and 40 inches averages 10 to 18 percent clay.
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gett Series
n e Meggett series consists of poorly drained soil
that rmed in fine textured sediment. These soils e on
uplan s. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent.
Typi I pedon of Meggett sandy loam; 1.3 In
nor
th
of Dove on State Road 1262, 50 feet west ooad,
and 75 f , t north of a canal:
Ap-0 to 8 inches; very dark brown (1 OYR 12) sandy
loam; oderate medium granular stru ure; very
friable; any fine roots; medium acid/ abrupt smooth
Eg-8 to 14 irj hes; light brownish gray 10YR 6/2)
sandy Ioa ;weak medium granul structure; very
friable; few ine roots; slightly aci , abrupt smooth
boundary.
Btg-14 to 36 inc es; dark gray (10 R 4/1) clay;
common med m distinct yello ish brown (10YR
5/6) mottles a d common me ium faint gray (1 OYR
5/1) mottles; w ak medium d coarse subangular
blocky structure; very firm, s icky and plastic; few
fine roots; comm
films on faces of p
boundary.
BCg-36 to 48 inches;
common medium c
mottles; massive; i
pores; mildly alkali
Cg-48 to 80 inches; g
clay; common coal
3/1) clay filling old
and plastic; con
old roots; comm
fragments; mod re
boundary.
fine po s; many distinct clay
ds; ne tral; clear smooth
OYR 6/1) sandy clay;
Opt dark gray (10YR 4/1)
sticky and plastic; few fine
brupt smooth boundary.
h gray (5GY 5/1) sandy
li tinct very dark gray (5Y
oles; massive; firm, sticky
um and coarse decayed
e 'um and coarse decayed
flu and coarse shell
alk
ine; gradual smooth
Meggett soils h ve loamy A an E horizons and a
clayey and loam B horizon 40 to 0 inches thick. The
soils range fro very strongly acid o slightly acid in the
A and E horiz s except where lim has been added.
The B horizo ranges from slightly a id to moderately
alkaline.
The A or Ap horizon has hue of 10 R, value of 2 to 4,
and chro of 1 or 2. It is less than 1 inches thick.
The E horizon has hue of 1 OYR, va e of 4 to 6, and
chroma f 1 or 2. It is sandy loam. Som pedons do not
have a E horizon.
The Btg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5 , value of 4 to
7, an chroma of 1 or 2. It is clay, sandy lay, or clay
T e BCg horizon has hue of 5GY or 5GJ value of 4 to
6, tnd chroma of 1 and has colors similar o those of the
Bt horizon. The BCg horizon is sandy clay or sandy clay
loam.
Graven County, North Carolina
The dominant trees on this soil are loblolly pine,
longleaf pine, re maple, water oak, sweetgum, s therr
red oak, blackgu , and white oak. The common
lant inclu
understory p de blueberry, bitter gallb ry,
redbay, greenbri r, flowering dogwood, turkey ak,
blackjack oak, w myrtle, sassafras, grape, eetbay,
Virginia creeper, ouuwood, sweet pepperb h, and
threeawn grass. oughtiness is the main I' itation for
woodland use an management.
The principal cr ps on this soil are to cco, corn,
soybeans, and wh at. Watermelons are also grown in a
few areas. The ma limitations for cro s are leaching of
plant nutrients and roughtiness. Win erosion is a
hazard. A common asture forage is oastal
bermudagrass.
Seasonal wetness seepage,
lying areas limit the e of this
and sanitary facilities. Dre
open ditches and tile re
ditches are difficult to a'
caving. The hazard of f c
before planning use an i
Summer droughtiness is
maintaining lawns and sh
recreational
6eabrook soil is in
woodland ordination symt
E?
StA=State loamy san
is well drained. It is of
the Neuse River a
tern and south
-egular in sh i
an rare flooding of low-
1
soi a
s sites for buildings
inagje
terns that include
useome places; however, ntaiause of ditchbank
dinuld be determined
nanent of specific sites.
i limin establishing and
;ubs sandy texture is a
ability subclass Ills. The
is 9S.
to 2 percent slopes. This
ridges on stream terraces
h larger creeks in the
3r parts of the county. The
an range from 5 to 100
-rfac layer is rk grayish brown
t ick. The s surface layer is pale
sans tepth of 1 inches. The subsoil
iept? ^hes. It S" trong brown sandy
"idle p rts and yellowish
he he substratum to a
loamy sand and
J the a ailable water
A ranges rom very
in the surf ce layer,
.upper part oft e subsoil
een added. The wer part of
astratum range fro very
strongly
The seasonal high w ter table is 4
surface. Low-lying area of this soil
/thiso looding.
soil in map ping are smal areas of
t soils The C net e s ' II
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soils in higher areas smaller than 4 acres are shown n
the map with special symbols. The included soils m e
up about 10 to 15 percent of this map unit.
This Rate soil is used mainly as cropland. In ew
areas, it used as pasture or woodland.
The mai crops on this soil are corn, soyb ns,
tobacco, an heat. There are no major li tations to
the use of this il for cultivated crops. P sture forages
include coastal b mudagrass, tall fesc e, and ladino
clover.
Loblolly pine, longle pine, sout rn red oak, laurel
oak, hickory, yellow-pop red pie, white oak, and
water oak are dominant on is oil. The understory
plants include flowering dogw d, sourwood, sweetbay,
redbay, American holly, blu er bitter gallberry,
partridgeberry, grape, Vir ' is cree r, waxmyrtle,
Carolina jessamine, an oison-ivy. re are no major
limitations for woodla use and mana ment.
Most of this soil s no major limitation for building site development d recreational uses; ho ver, low-
lying areas are bject to rare flooding. The hrd of
flooding shoul be determined before planning u and
manageme of specific sites. Wetness and seepage are
limitations r sanitary facilities.
This to soil is in capability class I. The woodland
rdination symbol is 10A.
SuD-Suffolk loamy sand, 10 to 30 percent slopes.
This soil is well drained. It is on side slopes along large
drainageways on uplands. The areas are long and
narrow and range from 5 to 50 acres.
Typically, the surface layer is gray loamy sand 4
inches thick. The subsurface layer is pale brown loamy
sand to a depth of 14 inches. The subsoil extends to a
depth of 38 inches. It is strong brown sandy clay loam in
the upper part and yellowish brown sandy loam in the
lower part. The substratum to a depth of 80 inches is
brownish yellow loamy sand and strong brown sandy
loam.
Permeability of the subsoil is moderate, and the
available water capacity is low. This soil is very strongly
acid or strongly acid in the surface layer, subsurface
layer, and subsoil except where lime has been added.
The substratum ranges from very strongly acid to
medium acid. This soil does not have a water table
within a depth of 6 feet. Surface runoff is rapid because
of steepness of slope, and the soil is very susceptible to
erosion.
Included with this soil in mapping are areas of a soil
similar to Suffolk soil except that it has a sandy surface
layer and subsurface layer that are more than 20 inches
thick. Also included are some areas of soils that have a
a o 0 of s are we clayey subsoil and areas of wetter soils that are in
,Id t ey occur at random within the apped seepage areas. These soils occur at random within the
ire Al avista soils are moderately well rained mapped areas. In a few places, marl is exposed on the
slight y lower on the landscape than the State lower part of side slopes. The included soils make up 20
ome ar as of wet soils in depressions and sandy to 30 percent of this map unit.
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This Suffolk soil is used mainly as woodland. In a few
areas, it is used for pasture forages, such as coastal
bermudagrass.
The dominant trees on this soil are loblolly pine, white
oak, southern red oak, hickory, American beech, red
maple, Shumard oak, yellow-poplar, water oak,
blackgum, post oak, and sweetgum. The important
understory includes flowering dogwood, sourwood,
sweetbay, redbay, grape, partridgeberry, bitter gallberry,
waxmyrtle, sassafras, Carolina jessamine, Virginia
creeper, poison-ivy, and blueberry. There are no major
limitations for woodland use and management.
This soil is generally not used as cropland because of
slope and the severe hazard of erosion in areas that are
not protected by plant cover.
Slope limits the use of this soil as sites for buildings,
sanitary facilities, and recreation. Other soil properties
are generally favorable for these uses.
This Suffolk soil is in capability subclass Vie. The
woodland ordination symbol is 8R.
TaB-Tarboro sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes. This soil
is somewhat excessively drained. It is on gently
undul ting ridges on stream terraces mainly in the
central nd northwestern parts of the county along the
Neuse R er, Trent River, and the larger creeks. The
areas are egular in shape and range from 5 to 300
acres.
Typically, th surface layer is dark grayish brown sand
5 inches thick. e underlying material to a depth of 8
inches is brownis yellow and yellow sand.
Permeability is ra id or very rapid and the availa e
water capacity is to The soil ranges from stron acid
to slightly acid except here lime has been add d. It
does not have a water ble within a depth of feet.
Low-lying areas of this s i are subject to ra flooding.
Wind erosion is a hazard i areas that are of protected
by vegetation.
Included with this soil in ma ing ar small areas of
Conetoe, Seabrook, and Kureb ils. he Conetoe soils
are well drained, and the Kureb s i are excessively
drained. These soils occur at ran o within the mapped
areas. The Seabrook soils are ode tely well drained
and are slightly lower on the I ndscap than the Tarboro
soil. Some areas of wet soil in depress ns smaller than
4 acres are shown on the ap with a sp ial symbol.
The included soils make p about 10 to 15 ercent of
this map unit.
This Tarboro soil is sed mainly as woodlan In a few
areas, it is used as ropland or pasture.
The dominant t es on this soil are loblolly pine,
longleaf pine, s etgum, southern red oak, Shuma
oak, post oak, nd blackjack oak. The common
understory plants include turkey oak, bluejack oak,
sourwood, sassafras, redbay, blueberry, waxmyrtle,
grape, American beautyberry, threeawn grass, and
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flowering dogwood. Droughtiness is the main limitation
for woodland use and management.
Corn and soybeans are the main crops on this soil.
Small acreages ar/ea d for watermel ns. Droughtiness,
leaching of plant ts, and wind rosion limit the use
of this soil as cropCoastal be udagrass is the
common pasture f.
Except for cutbaving, st areas of this soil
have no major lims for ilding site development.
Rare flooding can da age in low-lying areas. The
hazard of flooding ld determined before planning
use and managemf pecific sites. See page is a
major limitation fory facilities, and the sandy
surface layer is a ion for recreational uses.
This Tarboro socapability subclass Ills. The
woodland ordinati bol is 7S.
c-Torhun -Urban land complex. This complex
con 'sts of T rhunta soil and Urban land. A typical
mapp d , consists of about 50 percent Torhunta soil
and 30 0 40 percent Urban land. Torhunta soil is nearly
level an ery poorly drained. It is on broad flats and in
depre on on uplands. The Urban land is in the cities
of N w Bern nd Havelock. The areas are irregular in
sh pe and ran e from 10 to 200 acres.
Typically, Tor unta soil has a black fine sandy loam
surface layer 12 1 ches thick. The subsoil is dark grayish
brown sandy loam to a depth of 37 inches. The
substratum to a de th of 80 inches is grayish brown
loamy sand.
Permeability is mo erately rapid in the surface layer
and subsoil, and rapid in the substratum. The soil ranges
from extremely acid to trongly acid except where lime
has been added. The s sonal high water table is at or
near the surface, and wa er ponds in depressions except
in intensively drained area .
Urban land consists of a as used for buildings,
streets, driveways, and park g lots. These impermeable
areas increase surface runo causing water to pond in
inadequately drained areas (fi 18).
Included with this complex in apping are small areas
of Pantego and Rains soils. The ains soils are poorly
drained and are slightly higher on the landscape than the
Torhunta soil. The Pantego soils a e very poorly drained,
and they occur at random within th mapped areas. Also
included are small cut and fill areas here the natural
soil has been altered or covered. The e areas are
commonly adjacent to the Urban land. he included soils
make up about 10 to 20 percent of this ap unit.
Wetness limits the use of the Torhunta oil as sites for
buildings, sanitary facilities, and recreation. In most
places, artificial drainage systems that inclu open
ditches, tile, and land grading for surface drat age were
installed as urban development progressed. T 's has
reduced seasonal wetness somewhat. The san
underlying material causes ditchbank caving, an ditches
are difficult to maintain.

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Some pedons have a BCg horizon that has
similar to those of the Btg horizon. The BCg t
sandy clay loam, clay loam, or clay.
The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR to 5Y, val
7, and chroma of 1 or 2; hue of 5GY, value of
nd chroma of 1; or it is neutral and has val?y?
his horizon is sandy, loamy, or clayey sediy"
Seabrook Series
:olor Ap-0 to 8 inches; dark grayish b
Ariz n is and; weak medium granular
c mmon fine and medium ro
of 5 to
w
boundary.
or 6, E-8
to 3 inches; pale brown (11
of 5 to 7. wea medium granular struct
it. com n fine and medium r
wavy b undary.
T e Seabrook series consists of mode ately well
drain d soils that formed in coarse text ed sediment.
Thes soils are on stream terraces. SI e is 0 to 2
perce t.
Typi al pedon of Seabrook loamy nd; 1.8 miles
north o Askin on U.S. Highway 17, .1 miles southwest
on trail, 0 feet south of trail, and 4 /feet south of
railroad:
A-0 to 6 c
weak c
0%
boundar
C1-6 to 32 i
loamy sa
strongly
C2-32 to 58
hes; dark brown (1 R 4/3) loamy sand;
dium granular stru ture; very friable;
fine roots; very s ongly acid; clear wavy
hes; light yel
; single grair
d; gradual w
hes; very
common me ium fain Ii
single graine • loose: m
boundary.
Cg-58 to 80 inchE
common media
mottles; single
Seabrook soils av,16
thick. The soils ran 1
acid except where mE
common small cc crel
The A horizon ash
chroma of 2 or .
I ash brown (10YR 6/4)
ifid; loose; few fine roots;
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(10YR 4/2) loamy
cture; very friable;
slightly acid; abrupt
R 6/3) loamy sand;
very friable;
slightly acid; clear
Bt-13 to 3 inches; strong bro n (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
clay loa • weak medium s bangular blocky
structure; iable, slightly s icky and slightly plastic;
common fi and mediu roots; common fine
pores; very ron
BC-38 to 43 inch s;
loam; weak me i
very strongly aci
C1-43 to 53 inches;
sand; massive; v
wavy boundary.
C2-53 to 70 inches;
common thin len
loamy sand and
single grained; ?
lly aci gradual wavy boundary.
yello sh brown (10YR 5/6) sandy
g3
am gr nular structure; very friable;
r ual wavy boundary.
ro Wish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy
riable; medium acid; gradual
ro nish yellow (10YR 6/8) sand;
es strong brown (7.5YR 5/6)
'ery p le brown (10YR 7/4) sand;
.dium cid.
vy boundary. State soils hav thes andy A a horizons and loamy B
ale brown (10YR 7/3) sand; horizon 35 to 60 thick E
u derlain by sandy or
ght gray (2.5Y 7/2) mottles; loamy sediment The soils are v rystrongly acid or
edium acid; gradual wavy strongly acid i the A, E, and the pper part of the B
horizon excep where lime has be n added. The lower
3 t gray (2.5Y 7/2) sand; part of the B orizon and the C hor on range `-
int very pale brown (10YR 7/3) strongly aci to medium acid.
ned; loose; slightly acid. The A or p horizon has hue of 10 R, value of 4 or 5,
and chrom of 2 or 3.
sandy horizons 80 inches or more The E h rizon has hue of 10YR, valu of 6 or 7, and
?om very strongly acid to slightly chroma o 3 to 8. It is loamy sand or loa y fine sand.
has been added. Few to Some pe ons do not have an E horizon.
(ins are in some pedons. The B horizon has hue of 7:5YR or 10Y value of 5
i of 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and r 6 h f 6 8 It
The C horizo has hue
7, and chrom of 3 to 8.
10YR or 2.5Y value of 6 o
Mottles orb se colors that
occur within 40 inches of tl
horizons ar sand, loamy s
sand.
State Series
o , an c roma o or is sandy clay to m.
10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to The BC horizon has colors similar to the Bt h rizon, or
e Cg horizon has hue of it is mottled in shades of red, yellow, or brown. The BC
7, and chroma of 1 or 2. horizon is sandy loam or fine sandy loam.
ave chroma of 2 or less The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to
surface. The C and Cg , and chroma of 2 to 8. It is sandy or loamy sediment.
kd, loamy fine sand, or fine
uffolk Series
The tate series consists of ell drained soils that
forme in moderately fine textur d sediment. These soils
jare stream terraces. Slope ra es from 0 to 2
t.
ca) pedon of Stat e loamy sa d, 0 to 2 percent
; 6 miles north of North Hari we on State Road
o a private road 0.1 mile eas of Long Creek, 0.3
orth on the private road, and 0 feet east of road:
The Suffolk series consists of well drained soils that
formed in moderately fine textured sediment. These soils
are on uplands. Slope ranges from 10 to 30 percent.
Typical pedon of Suffolk loamy sand, 10 to 30 percent
slopes; 5 miles north of main gate of Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station, 0.1 mile beyond base
swimming pool, and 150 feet south of road:
A-0 to 4 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) loamy sand; weak
fine and medium granular structure; very friable;
Cyravert County, North Carolina
common fine, medium, and coarse roots; very
strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
E-4 to 14 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy sand;
weak medium granular structure; very friable;
common fine and medium roots; very strongly acid;
abrupt wavy boundary.
Bt-14 to 30 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic;
few fine roots; common fine pores; very strongly
acid; gradual wavy boundary.
BC-30 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy
loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure;
very friable; very strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
C1-38 to 70 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy
sand; massive; very friable; few small pockets of
uncoated sand; occasional lenses or pockets of
sandy loam increasing in abundance with depth;
very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
C2-70 to 80 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy
loam; massive; very friable; very strongly acid.
Suffolk soils have sandy A and E horizons and a
-Irr,y E horizon 30 to 48 inches thick underlain by
-,,u y or loamy sediment. The soils are very strongly
acid or strongly acid in the A, E, and B horizons except
where lime has been added. The C horizon ranges from
very strongly acid to medium acid.
The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to
5,, and chroma of 1 to 4.
The E horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to
7, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is loamy sand or loamy fine
sand.
The Bt and BC horizons have hue of 7.5YR or 10YR,
value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 4 to 8. The Bt horizon is
sandy clay loam or clay loam, and the BC horizon is
sandy loam or fine sandy loam.
The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 5 to
7, and chroma of 2 to 8; or it is mottled in shades of red,
yellow, brown, or gray. This horizon is sandy or loamy
sediment.
Tarboro Series
e Tarboro series consists of somewhat cessively
drain soils that formed in coarse textur sediment.
These s 'Is are on stream terraces. S pe ranges from 0
to 6 perce
Typical pe n of Tarboro sa , 0 to 6 percent slopes;
10 miles north New Bern n State Road 1400 to State
Road 1482, 0.1 mi no on State Road 1482, and 50
feet east of road:
A-0 to 5 inches ark gr sh brown (10YR 4/2) sand;
weak fine anular struc re; very friable; common
fine roo , strongly acid; c r wavy boundary.
91
C1-5 to 30 inches; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6)
single grained; loose; medium acid; diffuse N
boundary.
C2 30 to 80 inches; yellow (10YR 7/6) sand;
ained; loose; slightly acid.
Tarb ro soils have sandy horizons 80 inc s or more
thick. T soil ranges from strongly acid to lightly acid
except w ere lime has been added.
The A h rizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10 R, value of 3
to 5, and c roma of 2 to 4.
The C hor on has hue of 10YR, val of 5 to 8, and
chroma of 3 8; or hue of 7.5YR, val e of 5 to 7, and
chroma of 6 o 8. Colors generally ar paler with
increasing dep . The C horizon is s nd or loamy sand.
Tomotley
The Tomotley 193
that formed in mo
soils are on stream
percent.
Typical pedon of
north of North Harp
east of the road:
consists 91 poorly drained soils
tely fine t tured sediment. These
races. SI pe is less than 2
totley ne sandy loam; 3.8 miles
on S to Road 1700 and 25 feet
A-0 to 8 inches; black 1
weak medium granu
fine and medium roc
wavy boundary.
Eg-8 to 11 inches; light
sandy loam; weak
friable; common fi E
wavy boundary.
Btg-11 to 33 inches; lic
YR 2/1) fine sandy loam;
structure; very friable; many
very strongly acid; abrupt
ish gray (10YR 6/2) fine
granular structure; very
very strongly acid; clear
sandy clay loam; common
yellow (10YR 6/ ) mottles;
subangular bloc y structure;
and slightly pla tic; few fine
pores; very str ngly acid; gr,
BCg-33 to 41 inc es; light gray
loam; comm medium disti
h gray (10YR 6/2)
iium distinct brownish
ak medium
able, slightly sticky
Dts; common fine
aal wavy boundary.
YR 7/2) fine sandy
brownish yellow
(10YR 6/6) ottles; weak medi m subangular
blocky struc ure; very friable; ve strongly acid;
gradual wa boundary.
Cg1-41 to 47 nches; light gray (10Y 7/2) loamy sand;
common edium distinct brownis yellow (10YR
6/6) mot es; massive; very friable, very strongly
acid; cle r wavy boundary.
Cg2-47 to 0 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; single
graine , loose; medium acid.
Tomotle soils have loamy A, E, and horizons 40 to
60 inches hick underlain by sandy or to y sediment.
The soils ange from extremely acid to s ongly acid in
the A, E, nd B horizons except where lime has been
added.

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